Awards in your library

Summary: 30 Awards.

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today

• The Iliad of Homer by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
• Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men by Plutarch (120 AD)
• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1615)
• A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples ... of the Language, and an English Grammar by Samuel Johnson (1755)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe
• Kidnapped; Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 by Robert Louis Stevenson (2006 Edition)
• The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso in English Blank Verse by Ovid (2006 Edition)
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
• Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
• Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
• Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
• The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding (2006/2008 Edition)
• Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (2006/2008 Edition)
• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) by Mark Twain (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Mysteries of Udolpho, a Romance by Ann Radcliffe (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (2006/2008 Edition)
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (2006/2008 Edition)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2006/2008 Edition)
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (2006/2008 Edition)
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• David Copperfield the Younger by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• Bleak House by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe (2006/2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe (2009, No 732, Age 12 and over)
• A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (2009, Ages 5↑)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) by Mark Twain (5)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) by Mark Twain (5)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster ( Feel Good Books, 1998)
• The Virginian, A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister ( Western, 2001)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• A MidSummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1997)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - Top Ten

• A MidSummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1997)

BBC's Big Read

• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 17)
• David Copperfield the Younger by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 34)
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Best loved novel, 2003, No 36)
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 47)
• Bleak House by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 79)
• Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 106)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 182)

Benjamin Franklin Award (Audiobook - Adult Nonfiction, 2007) Stanley Lombardo translation

• The Iliad of Homer by Homer

Best Selling Novel of the 19th Century

• Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1800-1900)

Borges' A Personal Library

• The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Bücher, die Geschichte machten

• The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Literary Classics)

Guardian 1000

• Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (Comedy)
• Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens (Comedy)
• The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding (Comedy)
• The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane by Alain René Le Sage (Comedy)
• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Comedy)
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Family and self)
• The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (Family and self)
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (Love)
• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Love)
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Mysteries of Udolpho, a Romance by Ann Radcliffe (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (State of the nation)
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Bleak House by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe (State of the nation)
• Dombey & Son by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (War and travel)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) by Mark Twain (War and travel)
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (War and travel)
• The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe (War and travel)
• The Virginian, A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister (War and travel)
• Kidnapped; Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 by Robert Louis Stevenson (War and travel)

The Guardian's Text on the Beach: 50 Best Summer Reads Ever

• The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe (2009)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

LOST Book Club

• Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
• The Wreck of the Chancellor; Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger by Jules Verne
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

New York Times bestseller

• Immortal Wife, The Biographical Novel of Jessie Benton Fremont by Irving Stone (Fiction, 1944)
• Pilgrim's inn by Elizabeth Goudge (Fiction, 1948)
• See Here, Private Hargrove by Marion Hargrove (General, 1942)
• Goodnight, Sweet Prince; The Life and Times of John Berrymore by Gene Fowler (General, 1944)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• The Iliad of Homer by Homer (2009, No. 8)
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (2009, No. 12)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) by Mark Twain (2009, No. 54)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

• The Decameron or Ten Days Entertainment of Boccaccio by Boccaccio
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) by Mark Twain
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
• The Iliad of Homer by Homer
• The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso in English Blank Verse by Ovid
• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1)

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding (2003)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) by Mark Twain (2003)
• The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2003)
• The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe (2003)
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (2003)
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (2003)
• David Copperfield the Younger by Charles Dickens (2003)
• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2003)

Odyssey Award Nominee

• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Listening Library, Narrated by Alfred Molina)

Pulitzer Prize finalist (Poetry, 1994) Allen Mandelbaum translation

• The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso in English Blank Verse by Ovid

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• David Copperfield the Younger by Charles Dickens (2008)
• The Iliad of Homer by Homer (2008)
• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (2008)
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (2008)

The Ten Greatest Books of All Time - TIME

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) by Mark Twain (2007)

Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books

• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1997, No 40)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008

• The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised (15)

ZEIT-Bibliothek der 100 Bücher

• The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe