Here is a list of some of the most popular books ever, they have been chosen for number of books sold and for their impact they have had on society.
The Bible:
The Bible is the best-selling book ever with estimates of 6 billion copies being sold. There is no single author and it is made up of 66 books. The bible continues to have a spiritual effect on people almost 2,000 years after the last of its books have been written.
Harry Potter (7 books):
Written by J.K. Rowling, the books are the chronicle adventures of a young wizard named Harry Potter and his friends. The series of 7 books has sold over 400 million copies making it second only to the Bible is copies sold.
A Tale of Two Cities:
A novel written in 1859, by Charles Dickens. It has sold over 200 million copies and is standard reading material for most high school level literature classes.
The Lord of the Rings:
The book has its roots in the The Hobbit (1937), and eventually developed into the now much larger work The Lord of the Rings (1937-1949) written by J.R.R. Tolkien. It’s the second bestselling novel that has ever been written after A Tale of Two Cities, with over 150 million copies sold.
The Da Vinci Code:
Is a mystery, conspiracy-detective novel by author Dan Brown. It’s a story which attempts to discover the possibility of a marriage between Mary Magdalene and Jesus, over 80 million copies sold.
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