5 Best Selling Books Of All Time

1. A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens – The best seller of all time was first published in 1859 and since sold around 200 million copies!

Best Selling Books Of All Time: A Tale of Two Cities

2. The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien - First published in 1954, the book has already sold 150 million copies! Tolkien is the only author that has 2 titles in this list. The book is sometimes sold in volumes – mostly 3 volumes (as in the original publication) but it is known to be sold in as many as 7 volumes! The figure 150 million refers to copies of the complete story sold

Best Selling Books Of All Time: The Lord of the Rings

3. The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry - The Little Prince is the first title in this list that its original language is not English. The manuscript was originally in French, though the first publication of the story was in English, in 1943. It since sold 140 million copies

Best Selling Books Of All Time: The Little Prince

4. And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie – Agatha Christie is the first female writer in this list. Her masterpiece was first published in 1939 and since sold some 100 million copies

Best Selling Books Of All Time: And Then There Were None

5. Dream of the Red Chamber, by Cao Xueqin – The oldest book in this list was first published in 1791, and since sold 100 million copies. It is the only book in the list which first publication was not in English (it was in Chinese)

Best Selling Books Of All Time: Dream of the Red Chamber