The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,939 books — 26,467 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollEmma by Jane AustenFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyPersuasion by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,753 books — 6,905 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books Ever
78,466 books — 292,430 voters