Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëEmma by Jane Austen
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,385 books — 5,344 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Cult Classics
1,569 books — 2,120 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Russian Literature
514 books — 2,284 voters
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Historical Fiction
7,560 books — 25,780 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyGreat Expectations by Charles DickensFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyLalka by Bolesław PrusEmma by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,719 books — 6,886 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Books on Loneliness
514 books — 496 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,791 voters
2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeGreat Expectations by Charles DickensFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Memoirs of Moominpappa by Tove JanssonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books Ever
77,115 books — 287,069 voters