Most Popular Fiction Books of the 19th century

Discover popular Fiction books from the 19th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Ring of Thoth

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Horror · Egyptian Mythology · Gothic Horror · Weird Fiction · Mythology

1890

6.0/10 3 ratings

When the Sleeper Awakes

H. G. Wells

Science Fiction

1899

6.0/10 2 ratings

Tales of Space and Time

H. G. Wells

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1899

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Maker of Moons

Robert W. Chambers

Fantasy · Horror · Dark Fantasy · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1896

5.0/10 2 ratings

Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair

William Morris

Fantasy

1895

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Finest Story in the World

Rudyard Kipling

Fantasy

1891

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Story of the Glittering Plain

William Morris

Fantasy

1891

6.0/10 1 ratings

A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and All the Kindreds of the Mark

William Morris

Fantasy

1889

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Hollow Land

William Morris

Fantasy

1856

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Rose and the Ring

William Makepeace Thackeray

Fantasy · Fairy Tale

1855

6.0/10 1 ratings

Hector Servadac

Jules Verne

Science Fiction · Translation

1877

5.5/10 8 ratings

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Horror

1892

7.0/10 2 ratings

The Wood Beyond the World

William Morris

Fantasy

1894

5.5/10 2 ratings

Lilith

George MacDonald

Fantasy

1895

5.0/10 2 ratings

A House of Pomegranates

Oscar Wilde

Fantasy · Short Stories

1892

5.0/10 1 ratings

Julian West #1

Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Edward Bellamy

Science Fiction · Utopia

1888

5.0/10 5 ratings

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi

Fantasy · Childrens

1883

4.0/10 1 ratings

The Phantom Ship

Frederick Marryat

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Werewolves · Historical Fiction

1838

4.0/10 1 ratings

The Day's Work

Rudyard Kipling

Fantasy

1898

At a Winter's Fire

Bernard Capes

Horror · Short Stories

1899

Cold Steel

M. P. Shiel

1899

Contraband of War

M. P. Shiel

Mainstream

1899

The Great Pirate Syndicate

George Griffith

1899

Gambles with Destiny

George Griffith

Short Stories

1899

Fantastic Fables

Ambrose Bierce

Fantasy · Short Stories

1899

The Shape of Fear and Other Ghostly Tales

Elia Wilkinson Peattie

Horror · Short Stories

1898

The Yellow Danger

M. P. Shiel

1898

The Stone Giant: A Story of the Mammoth Cave

C. C. Dail

Science Fiction

1898

The Gold Finder

George Griffith

1898

The Virgin of the Sun: A Tale of the Conquest of Peru

George Griffith

Mainstream

1898

An Antarctic Mystery

Jules Verne

Fantasy · Translation

1898

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Reluctant Dragon

Kenneth Grahame

Fantasy

1898

Coloured Fairy Books #5

The Pink Fairy Book

Andrew Lang

Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Anthology

1897

The Blood of the Vampire

Florence Marryat

Horror

1897

The Great Stone of Sardis

Frank R. Stockton

Science Fiction

1897

Julian West #2

Equality

Edward Bellamy

Science Fiction · Utopia

1897