Which nineteenth-century novels sold the most in their first few decades? Part One, on instant successes, is here.Part Two, on novels which were successful in their first few years, is here. In this post, we provide sales figures for novels which did well over the course of their first few decades in print. With time…
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The Bestselling English Novels of the Nineteenth Century, Ranked: Part Two
Which nineteenth-century novels sold the most copies over their first few years? Part One on instant successes is here.Part Three, on novels that sold well in their first few decades, is here. Last week we took a dive into the nineteenth-century novels that saw the highest sales in their first few months after publication. This…
The Bestselling English Novels of the 19th Century, Ranked: Part One
Which were the fastest-selling novels of nineteenth-century Britain? Part Two, on novels which were successful in their first few years, is here.Part Three, on novels that sold well in their first few decades, is here. This blog has been around for a while now, and our stats have indicated that although you readers are quite…
5 Mega-Bestsellers from the 19th Century (That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)
Pssst: If you’re here because you’re interested in nineteenth-century bestsellers, you may like our more recent post series on the subject! I started putting together the figures for this post more than two years ago, when we were in the early stages of compiling our list of works that we wanted to look at on…
The Sea of Books 