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World's Top Selling Novels

• A Tale of Two Cities. First published in 1859, this historical novel is written by Charles Dickens. The story of the novel is set in London and Paris during the French revolution. The novel basically tackles the problems caused by the war and how humanity stands up after the incident. This novel holds the record for being the most sold single- volume book of all time, selling about 200 million copies worldwide.
• The Lord of the Rings. It is a fantasy novel that consists of three parts. Its author J.R.R. Tolkien, a philologist and a University of Oxford professor wrote the said novel as a sequel of its previous novel entitled "The Hobbit". This novel was also successfully put into three film series. The book sold 150 million copies worldwide.
• And Then There Were None. It is a novel under the detective fiction category written by Agatha Christie. It was first published in 1939 under a different tile. The story focuses on the story of ten children who were brought to a mansion and died one by one in a pattern of a nursery rhyme. It is the best-selling mystery novel of all time, selling over 100 million copies worldwide.
• The Hobbit.It is a fantasy novel and children's book written by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is now considered as "filler" book to completely understand the story of "The Lord of the Rings". The story presents a world where hobbits are more important than men. First published in 1937, "The Hobbit" sold over 100 million copies worldwide.