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Early 20th Century Books
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The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,008,883 ratings — published 1925
The Shoemaker's Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.02 — 88,898 ratings — published 2012
A Reliable Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.28 — 80,500 ratings — published 2009
Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.77 — 363,854 ratings — published 1925
Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.25 — 738,876 ratings — published 1938
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,475,591 ratings — published 1915
A Room with a View (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 204,237 ratings — published 1908
To the Lighthouse (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.81 — 219,098 ratings — published 1927
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,131,083 ratings — published 1908
The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,313,522 ratings — published 1911
Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,881,898 ratings — published 1937
The Sun Also Rises (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.79 — 500,738 ratings — published 1926
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.30 — 520,430 ratings — published 1943
Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,108,646 ratings — published 1932
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.99 — 392,811 ratings — published 1937
And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,654,445 ratings — published 1939
Dubliners (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.83 — 180,288 ratings — published 1914
Howards End (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.96 — 95,639 ratings — published 1910
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.00 — 519,314 ratings — published 1920
A Farewell to Arms (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.82 — 359,468 ratings — published 1929
The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.94 — 406,062 ratings — published 1925
The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,007,052 ratings — published 1939
The Age of Innocence (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.97 — 199,359 ratings — published 1920
Ulysses (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.76 — 139,502 ratings — published 1922
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.26 — 358,540 ratings — published 1926
The Sound and the Fury (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.86 — 198,181 ratings — published 1929
Orlando (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.87 — 118,296 ratings — published 1928
The House of Mirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.98 — 107,216 ratings — published 1905
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.89 — 39,530 ratings — published 1951
Below Stairs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.58 — 14,527 ratings — published 1968
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,587,918 ratings — published 1948
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.99 — 321,970 ratings — published 1940
Swann’s Way (In Search of Lost Time, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.16 — 69,618 ratings — published 1913
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,449,742 ratings — published 1942
As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.72 — 189,828 ratings — published 1930
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.23 — 229,955 ratings — published 1909
Cold Comfort Farm (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.88 — 55,670 ratings — published 1932
Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.03 — 376,160 ratings — published 1911
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.14 — 456,586 ratings — published 2017
A Handful of Dust (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,345 ratings — published 1934
The Forgotten Garden (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.16 — 241,243 ratings — published 2008
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,982,433 ratings — published 1960
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.20 — 748,083 ratings — published 1934
All Quiet on the Western Front (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.12 — 528,386 ratings — published 1928
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.14 — 394,419 ratings — published 1902
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.82 — 47,303 ratings — published 1908
The Magic Mountain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.13 — 63,439 ratings — published 1924
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.39 — 18,250 ratings — published 1919
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 3.64 — 165,952 ratings — published 1916
A Little Princess (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as early-20th-century)
avg rating 4.23 — 332,611 ratings — published 1905
“I suppose I thought your mind would be full of dresses and dances."
"Well, it's not. It's full of Socrates and Euclid.”
― Cinders & Sapphires
"Well, it's not. It's full of Socrates and Euclid.”
― Cinders & Sapphires
“I’ve already learned the poem! I have! Listen!”
And five-year-old Peter recited it boldly, without a single pause.
His parents were stunned. Danylo considered himself a well-educated man. He had once completed a parish school, later pursued self-education diligently, and through natural intelligence and perseverance had become a skilled accountant. Yet to memorize such a poem casually, in play, having heard only fragments of it? No — such heights had always been beyond him.
With a mingled feeling of joy, pride, and astonishment, the father studied his son. For the first time, he saw in this mischievous boy an heir — one who had inherited the best traits of his ancestors and might one day surpass even his boldest expectations.
“Maria,” Danylo said to his wife, “let’s send Peter to school, even if it’s still early — let him study alongside his older brother Nick. He’s capable, he’s bright, he’ll manage. After all, no one knows what the future may bring.”
— Volodymyr Shablia, Stone. Book One
Context note:
In a fragile post-war society where education was uncertain and the future unpredictable, a father recognizes early brilliance in his son — a moment when hope quietly overcomes fear, and destiny begins to take shape.”
― Камінь. Біографічний роман. Книга перша. Перші кроки до світла та назад: Дитинство та занурення в ГУЛАГ.
And five-year-old Peter recited it boldly, without a single pause.
His parents were stunned. Danylo considered himself a well-educated man. He had once completed a parish school, later pursued self-education diligently, and through natural intelligence and perseverance had become a skilled accountant. Yet to memorize such a poem casually, in play, having heard only fragments of it? No — such heights had always been beyond him.
With a mingled feeling of joy, pride, and astonishment, the father studied his son. For the first time, he saw in this mischievous boy an heir — one who had inherited the best traits of his ancestors and might one day surpass even his boldest expectations.
“Maria,” Danylo said to his wife, “let’s send Peter to school, even if it’s still early — let him study alongside his older brother Nick. He’s capable, he’s bright, he’ll manage. After all, no one knows what the future may bring.”
— Volodymyr Shablia, Stone. Book One
Context note:
In a fragile post-war society where education was uncertain and the future unpredictable, a father recognizes early brilliance in his son — a moment when hope quietly overcomes fear, and destiny begins to take shape.”
― Камінь. Біографічний роман. Книга перша. Перші кроки до світла та назад: Дитинство та занурення в ГУЛАГ.
