Or: Why sales figures don’t always give the best indication of what the Victorians were reading If you’re a long-term reader of this blog, you’re probably familiar with its authors’ fascination with reading cultures. We’re aware that many of our readers found their way here for the numbers: maybe you urgently needed to know which…
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The Bestselling English Novels of the Nineteenth Century, Ranked: Part Four
Other Bestselling Nineteenth-Century Novels – A Miscellany Part One, on instant successes, is here.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. In this final (belated!) instalment of our series on very successful nineteenth-century novels, we provide…
The Bestselling English Novels of the Nineteenth Century, Ranked: Part Three
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.Part Four, on successful novels that don’t really fit into any of the other categories, is available here. In this post, we provide sales figures…
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.Part Four, on successful novels that don’t fit into any of our other categories, is here. This blog has been around…
The Sea of Books 