Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëEmma by Jane Austen
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,682 books — 5,808 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Cult Classics
1,576 books — 2,130 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Russian Literature
519 books — 2,294 voters
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Historical Fiction
7,857 books — 26,159 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
1,749 books — 6,905 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Books on Loneliness
517 books — 498 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,893 books — 49,819 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
78,037 books — 291,044 voters