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Oldest Books

Below is a list of best books from the oldest to the newest.

The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy
Age: 0+
Year: 1886
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She: A History of Adventure
by H. Rider Haggard
Age: 14+
Year: 1887
Pages: 298
Word count: 111,776
Sales (millions): 83
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
by Mark Twain
Age: 14+
Year: 1889
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
Age: 18+
Year: 1890
Word count: 78,462
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
Age: 0+
Year: 1891
Pages: 592
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Age: 0+
Year: 1892
Pages: 307
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Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Age: 0+
Year: 1893
Pages: 136
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
by Rudyard Kipling
Age: 0+
Year: 1894
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The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
Age: 0+
Year: 1894
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
Age: 8+
Year: 1894
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The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane
Age: 11+
Year: 1895
Word count: 45,974
The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
Age: 0+
Year: 1895
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Jude the Obscure
by Thomas Hardy
Age: 0+
Year: 1895
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The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
Age: 0+
Year: 1896
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The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
Age: 0+
Year: 1897
Pages: 287
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Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Age: 0+
Year: 1897
Pages: 352
Word count: 159,919
Sales (millions): 12
A Message to Garcia
by Elbert Hubbard
Age: 17+
Year: 1899
Pages: 42
Word count: 5,570
Unique word count: 1,650
Sales (millions): 40
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Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad
Age: 0+
Year: 1899
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Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad
Age: 0+
Year: 1899
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zzz
by L. Frank Baum
Age: 0+
Year: 1900

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See also:
Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
Vocabulary Size
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See also:
Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
Vocabulary Size
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