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1900s (Decade, not century)

Description: List for the best books published in the decade of the 1900s

Members: 15 participating members (show all)

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1
A Room with a View
by E. M. Forster
9,800 members, 193 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (1), kara.shamy (2), smcwl (2), ahef1963 (4), souloftherose (8), alex68 (11), thecoroner (14), roby72 (17)

Score: 22.17

2
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
12,733 members, 263 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), smcwl (1), raperper (1), ManWithAnAgenda (4), souloftherose (5), roby72 (15)

Score: 19.54

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (4): 1902

3
The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
18,013 members, 406 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), ManWithAnAgenda (5), ncgraham (8), roby72 (14), thecoroner (15), cej1027

Score: 15.88

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (5): 17 May 1900

4
Buddenbrooks
by Thomas Mann
4,936 members, 91 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: alex68 (1), thecoroner (1), aulsmith (1), roby72 (2)

Score: 15.36

5
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
23,646 members, 491 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (2), souloftherose (2), ahef1963 (5), roby72 (20), cej1027

Score: 14.66

6
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
8,605 members, 185 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), souloftherose (3), roby72 (8), thecoroner (10), alex68 (12)

Score: 13.82

7
The Secret Agent
by Joseph Conrad
5,758 members, 95 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1), alex68 (2), thecoroner (2), roby72 (3)

Score: 13.77

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (1): September 1907

8
The Immoralist
by André Gide
2,989 members, 36 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: alex68 (3), roby72 (5), thecoroner (8), ahef1963 (11)

Score: 10.29

9
Nostromo
by Joseph Conrad
4,173 members, 52 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (3), alex68 (6), roby72 (7), ahef1963 (13)

Score: 10.16

10
The Ambassadors
by Henry James
3,461 members, 37 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (3), thecoroner (7), roby72 (9), alex68 (10)

Score: 10.06

11
The Railway Children
by E. Nesbit
4,616 members, 68 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (1), ncgraham (3), ahef1963 (8)

Score: 9.42

12
The Late Mattia Pascal
by Luigi Pirandello
1,650 members, 23 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: roby72 (1), thecoroner (4), alex68 (7)

Score: 9.29

13
Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
3,775 members, 66 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (5), souloftherose (6), ahef1963 (12), ManWithAnAgenda (20)

Score: 9.27

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (20): 1902

14
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
16,055 members, 279 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (2), smcwl (3), roby72 (11), ManWithAnAgenda (14), alex68 (19)

Thumbs down: ahef1963, ncgraham

Score: 8.58

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (14): 1903

15
The Confusions of Young Törless
by Robert Musil
1,869 members, 29 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: alex68 (4), roby72 (4), thecoroner (6)

Score: 8.21

16
The Petty Demon
by Fyodor Sologub
433 members, 4 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: alex68 (5), thecoroner (5), roby72 (6)

Score: 7.91

17
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
10,564 members, 172 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (3), ncgraham (4), roby72 (19)

Score: 7.78

18
The Phoenix and the Carpet
by E. Nesbit
1,612 members, 18 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (4), ncgraham (6), ahef1963 (9)

Score: 7.69

19
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
19,300 members, 293 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (11), ahef1963 (15), cej1027

Score: 7.59

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (11): 15 June 1908

20
Cautionary Tales for Children
by Hilaire Belloc
636 members, 10 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (10), ManWithAnAgenda (18), cej1027

Score: 7.56

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (18): 1907

21
The Lower Depths
by Maxim Gorky
228 members, 5 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: roby72 (10), thecoroner (12), Myyst

Score: 7.23

22
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
3,605 members, 54 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: smcwl (5), ahef1963 (7), ManWithAnAgenda (21)

Score: 7

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (21): 1905

23
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
1,718 members, 23 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (13), Myyst

Score: 4.94

24
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers
by E. Nesbit
690 members, 7 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (7), souloftherose (7)

Score: 4.92

25
My Brilliant Career
by Miles Franklin
1,072 members, 31 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (9), ahef1963 (14)

Score: 4.38

26
Jakob von Gunten
by Robert Walser
1,044 members, 32 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (11), alex68 (13)

Score: 4.3

27
The Marquis of Roccaverdina
by Luigi Capuana
70 members, 0 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: roby72 (13), alex68 (16)

Score: 4.11

28
Green Mansions
by W. H. Hudson
1,521 members, 21 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2)

Score: 3.36

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (2): 1904

29
The Enchanted Castle
by E. Nesbit
2,006 members, 32 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (3)

Score: 3.04

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (3): 1907

30
The Three Sisters
by Anton Chekhov
925 members, 16 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Myyst

Score: 2.83

31
Spring Awakening
by Frank Wedekind
835 members, 8 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: Myyst

Score: 2.83

32
In the Days of the Comet
by H. G. Wells
736 members, 15 reviews
3.04 stars (3.04 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (4)

Score: 2.83

33
A Dream Play
by August Strindberg
225 members, 1 review
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Myyst

Score: 2.83

34
The Gods of Pegāna
by Lord Dunsany
211 members, 6 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: Myyst

Score: 2.83

35
Time and the Gods
by Lord Dunsany
155 members, 2 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: Myyst

Score: 2.83

36
Messalina : a novel of imperial Rome
by Alfred Jarry
34 members, 0 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Myyst

Score: 2.83

37
The Marvelous Land of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
3,023 members, 71 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (6)

Score: 2.56

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (6): 5 July 1904

38
Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
2,738 members, 53 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (7)

Score: 2.46

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (7): 30 July 1907

39
Mother
by Maxim Gorky
1,021 members, 23 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: alex68 (8)

Score: 2.38

40
Chronicles of the House of Borgia
by Frederick Baron Corvo
146 members, 2 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (8)

Score: 2.38

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (8): 1901

41
The Tanners
by Robert Walser
401 members, 11 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: alex68 (9)

Score: 2.31

42
Reginald
by Saki
67 members, 2 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (9)

Score: 2.31

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (9): 1904

43
The Man of Property
by John Galsworthy
896 members, 18 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (10)

Score: 2.25

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (10): 1906

44
Hadrian the Seventh
by Frederick Rolfe
718 members, 12 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (12)

Score: 2.15

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (12): 1904

45
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci: The Forerunner
by Dmitri Merejkowski
491 members, 6 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (13)

Score: 2.11

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (13): 1900

46
Lieutenant Gustl
by Arthur Schnitzler
296 members, 4 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: alex68 (14)

Score: 2.07

47
A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
12,823 members, 192 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (15)

Score: 2.03

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (15): September 1905

48
Tonio Kröger
by Thomas Mann
548 members, 8 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: alex68 (15)

Score: 2.03

49
White Fang
by Jack London
9,949 members, 108 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (16)

Score: 2

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (16): May 1906

50
Lady with Lapdog and Other Stories
by Anton Chekhov
822 members, 10 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: roby72 (16)

Score: 2

51
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
by Beatrix Potter
841 members, 10 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (17)

Score: 1.97

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (17): October 1908

52
Tristan
by Thomas Mann
186 members, 2 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: alex68 (17)

Score: 1.97

53
Martin Eden
by Jack London
1,587 members, 28 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: alex68 (18)

Score: 1.94

54
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
10,011 members, 120 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (19)

Score: 1.92

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (19): 26 February 1906

55
Claudine at School
by Colette
380 members, 7 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: alex68 (20)

Score: 1.89

56
The Paul Street Boys
by Ferenc Molnár
589 members, 13 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: alex68 (21)

Score: 1.87

57
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Baroness Orczy
7,403 members, 165 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (22)

Score: 1.85

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (22): 1905

58
I Am a Cat
by Natsume Sōseki
1,749 members, 36 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: alex68 (22)

Score: 1.85

59
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
by L. Frank Baum
2,166 members, 37 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (23)

Score: 1.83

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (23): 1908

60
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
by Selma Lagerlöf
1,120 members, 23 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: alex68 (23)

Score: 1.83

61
The Road to Oz
by L. Frank Baum
1,919 members, 30 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (24)

Score: 1.81

Explanations:

ManWithAnAgenda (24): 1909

62
The Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers
2,273 members, 61 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

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