Subject: Didactic fiction

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (38,042 copies)
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (37,180 copies)
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (35,286 copies)
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (28,433 copies)
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (21,930 copies)
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (19,121 copies)
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (18,828 copies)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (18,607 copies)
Middlemarch by George Eliot (17,121 copies)
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (16,319 copies)
Bleak House by Charles Dickens (13,339 copies)
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (11,714 copies)
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (10,998 copies)
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (10,983 copies)
Hard Times by Charles Dickens (10,180 copies)
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (9,941 copies)
The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (7,738 copies)
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick (7,340 copies)
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (7,289 copies)
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (7,273 copies)
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (6,310 copies)
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (5,474 copies)
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (5,399 copies)
The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck (5,232 copies)
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick (4,217 copies)
Adam Bede by George Eliot (4,096 copies)
We the Living by Ayn Rand (4,060 copies)
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (3,906 copies)
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser (3,887 copies)
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (3,633 copies)
Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo (3,579 copies)
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch (3,470 copies)
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies (3,167 copies)
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt (2,777 copies)
Running With the Demon by Terry Brooks (2,693 copies)
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy (2,668 copies)
A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter (2,572 copies)
The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies (2,499 copies)
Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson (2,481 copies)
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling… by Robin Sharma (2,407 copies)
Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals by Robert M. Pirsig (2,156 copies)
A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks (2,097 copies)
Slow Man by J. M. Coetzee (1,998 copies)
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter (1,883 copies)
What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies (1,881 copies)
Foe by J. M. Coetzee (1,804 copies)
Memento Mori by Muriel Spark (1,688 copies)
Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman (1,636 copies)
The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies (1,634 copies)
The Manticore by Robertson Davies (1,543 copies)
A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy (1,487 copies)
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris (1,474 copies)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (1,459 copies)
The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies (1,370 copies)
World of Wonders by Robertson Davies (1,316 copies)
The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark (1,280 copies)
My Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (1,265 copies)
Caleb Williams by William Godwin (1,192 copies)
Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin (1,115 copies)
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn (1,102 copies)
The Salterton Trilogy by Robertson Davies (1,072 copies)
The Cornish Trilogy by Robertson Davies (1,024 copies)
Fools Die by Mario Puzo (947 copies)
The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark (943 copies)
The Octopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris (934 copies)
At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen (902 copies)
The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch (885 copies)
Sartor Resartus by Thomas Carlyle (851 copies)
Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot (846 copies)
Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad (808 copies)
Sixty Days and Counting by Kim Stanley Robinson (777 copies)
Arabian Nights and Days by Naguib Mahfouz (768 copies)
Brothers and Sisters by Bebe Moore Campbell (766 copies)
Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson (718 copies)
Laddie: A True Blue Story by Gene Stratton-Porter (715 copies)
The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark (715 copies)
The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch (712 copies)
Bailey's Cafe by Gloria Naylor (710 copies)
The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch (697 copies)
The Sandcastle by Iris Murdoch (682 copies)
Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy (641 copies)
The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren (635 copies)
The Philosopher's Pupil by Iris Murdoch (631 copies)
A Word Child by Iris Murdoch (619 copies)
A Walk on the Wild Side by Nelson Algren (617 copies)
Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders (593 copies)
Witchlight by Marion Zimmer Bradley (591 copies)
The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter (582 copies)
The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni (576 copies)
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch (573 copies)
The Book of Flying by Keith Miller (522 copies)
Nuns and Soldiers by Iris Murdoch (520 copies)
Bruno's Dream by Iris Murdoch (516 copies)
The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter (500 copies)
A Mixture of Frailties by Robertson Davies (492 copies)
The Comforters by Muriel Spark (491 copies)
The Brothers Karamazov (1/2) by Fedor Mikhaïlovitch Dostoïevski (485 copies)
The Truth Machine by James Halperin (475 copies)
Death in Summer by William Trevor (473 copies)
Henry and Cato by Iris Murdoch (462 copies)
An Accidental Man by Iris Murdoch (460 copies)
Jackson's Dilemma by Iris Murdoch (457 copies)
The Abbess of Crewe by Muriel Spark (456 copies)
The Bachelors by Muriel Spark (440 copies)
The Go-Getter by Peter B. Kyne (435 copies)
A Natural Curiosity by Margaret Drabble (433 copies)
Charlotte Temple by Susanna Rowson (433 copies)
The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks by Robertson Davies (376 copies)
Harriet Beecher Stowe: Three Novels: Uncle Tom's Cabin, The… by Harriet Beecher Stowe (374 copies)
Amelia by Henry Fielding (369 copies)
The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management by Tom DeMarco (363 copies)
Michael O'Halloran by Gene Stratton-Porter (344 copies)
Spiderweb by Penelope Lively (327 copies)
The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. Chesnutt (313 copies)
The Forgotten by Elie Wiesel (304 copies)
The Public Image by Muriel Spark (303 copies)
Where Shadows Go by Eugenia Price (302 copies)
Oroonoko and Other Writings by Aphra Behn (285 copies)
Wolf Whistle by Lewis Nordan (282 copies)
The Pit: A Story of Chicago by Frank Norris (282 copies)
The Only Problem by Muriel Spark (277 copies)
Not to Disturb by Muriel Spark (270 copies)
Territorial Rights by Muriel Spark (261 copies)
The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses by François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon (255 copies)
The Generosity Factor: Discover the Joy of Giving Your… by Ken Blanchard (252 copies)
The Lifted Veil / Brother Jacob by George Eliot (251 copies)
Brighten the Corner Where You Are by Fred Chappell (235 copies)
The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf by Kathryn Davis (225 copies)
Cartesian Sonata: And Other Novellas by William H. Gass (222 copies)
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son by George Horace Lorimer (214 copies)
The Takeover by Muriel Spark (210 copies)
The Minister's Wooing by Harriet Beecher Stowe (205 copies)
Shadow Play by Charles Baxter (204 copies)
The Hothouse by the East River by Muriel Spark (197 copies)
Sartor Resartus and On Heroes and Hero Worship by Thomas Carlyle (196 copies)
Memoirs of Emma Courtney by Mary Hays (195 copies)
Charlotte Temple and Lucy Temple by Susanna Rowson (195 copies)
Never come morning by Nelson Algren (183 copies)
The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth by Mark Fisher (181 copies)
Sugar Cage by Connie May Fowler (180 copies)
Of Love and Dust by Ernest J. Gaines (180 copies)
Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free! by Ken Wilber (177 copies)
Came Back to Show You I Could Fly by Robin Klein (174 copies)
Caroline's Daughters by Alice Adams (173 copies)
The Voice at the Back Door by Elizabeth Spencer (168 copies)
Cold Heaven by Brian Moore (166 copies)
The Power of Sympathy and The Coquette by William Hill Brown (162 copies)
The Georgics by Claude Simon (162 copies)
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless by Eliza Haywood (159 copies)
The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance by Russell Roberts (158 copies)
The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli (154 copies)
Eva's Man by Gayl Jones (146 copies)
Katerina by Aharon Appelfeld (141 copies)
Michel, Michel by Robert Lewis (137 copies)
The Taste for the Other: The Social and Ethical Thought of… by Gilbert Meilaender (135 copies)
High Cotton by Darryl Pinckney (129 copies)
Turing (A Novel about Computation) by Christos H. Papadimitriou (123 copies)
Twelve Golden Threads: Lessons for Successful Living from… by Aliske Webb (117 copies)
A Vaudeville of Devils by Robert Girardi (113 copies)
Trouble in July by Erskine Caldwell (110 copies)
The Governess; or, The Little Female Academy by Sarah Fielding (110 copies)
J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion by Richard Purtill (108 copies)
The Moneychangers by Upton Sinclair (107 copies)
Jacob's Journey: Wisdom to Find the Way, Strength to Carry… by Noah benShea (107 copies)
Father of Lies: A Novel by Brian Evenson (107 copies)
The jungle by Nelson Algren (102 copies)
The Best-Known Novels of George Eliot: Adam Bede, The Mill… by George Eliot (101 copies)
Marthe: The Story of a Whore by Joris-Karl Huysmans (101 copies)
The Tango Player by Christoph Hein (99 copies)
The White Flag by Gene Stratton-Porter (98 copies)
Radiant Cool: A Novel Theory of Consciousness (Bradford… by Dan Lloyd (97 copies)
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp by Harriet Beecher Stowe (96 copies)
Gaff Topsails by Patrick Kavanagh (79 copies)
All Loves Excelling by Josiah Bunting (77 copies)
I Take This Man by Emilie Loring (74 copies)
Ministry Mutiny: A Youth Leader Fable by Greg Stier (72 copies)
Selling The Wheel: Choosing The Best Way To Sell For You… by Jeff Cox (72 copies)
The Wisdom of Harry Potter: What Our Favorite Hero Teaches… by Edmund M. Kern (70 copies)
The Last Boy by Robert H. Lieberman (69 copies)
A Key to Many Doors by Emilie Loring (69 copies)
In Times Like These by Emilie Loring (68 copies)
Fiber by Rick Bass (67 copies)
How Novels Think: The Limits of Individualism from… by Nancy Armstrong (66 copies)
Scrooge's Cryptic Carol: Visions of Energy, Time, and… by Robert Gilmore (65 copies)
The Crater by James Fenimore Cooper (64 copies)
The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey by Ken Schoolland (63 copies)
The Millionaire's Secrets: Life Lessons in Wisdom and… by Mark Fisher (62 copies)
The Lost Book of Paradise by David Rosenberg (62 copies)
Oedipus at Stalingrad by Gregor von Rezzori (61 copies)
The gentleman in Trollope: Individuality and moral conduct by Shirley Robin Letwin (59 copies)
I Saw the Sky Catch Fire by T. Obinkaram Echewa (58 copies)
The Language of Grace by Peter S. Hawkins (55 copies)
The Free Frenchman by Piers Paul Read (55 copies)
Love With Honor by Emilie Loring (54 copies)
Gene Stratton-Porter: Novelist and Naturalist by Judith Reick Long (54 copies)
The Shining Years by Emilie Loring (51 copies)
Shiva Dancing by Bharti Kirchner (51 copies)
Forsaking All Others by Emilie Loring (49 copies)
Forever and a Day by Emilie Loring (46 copies)
The Saint and the Artist: A Study of the Fiction of Iris… by Peter J. Conradi (46 copies)
Boss of the Pool by Robin Klein (44 copies)
Polonaise by Piers Paul Read (43 copies)
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips (41 copies)
George Eliot by Rosemary Ashton (40 copies)
The Junkers by Piers Paul Read (39 copies)
Of Good and Evil by Ernest K. Gann (39 copies)
Tuesdays with Matthew: An Apostle, a Photographer, and… by Mike Nappa (36 copies)
Zone of the Interior by Clancy Sigal (35 copies)
Coelebs in Search of a Wife by Hannah More (33 copies)
The Party at Jack's by Thomas Wolfe (31 copies)
Memento mori, and The ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark (27 copies)
Henry James and Modern Moral Life by Robert B. Pippin (26 copies)
Saving Adam Smith: A Tale of Wealth, Transformation, and… by Jonathan B. Wight (25 copies)
Revelations by Sophy Burnham (24 copies)
Great Boss Dead Boss by Ray Immelman (23 copies)
The Novels of George Eliot by Barbara Hardy (23 copies)
Homicide in American Fiction, 1798-1860 by David Brion Davis (21 copies)
Sons Of Darkness, Sons Of Light: A Novel of Some… by John A. Williams (20 copies)
The City of Dickens by Alexander Welsh (19 copies)
Flannery O'Connor's Sacramental Art by Susan Srigley (19 copies)
Iris Murdoch and the Search for Human Goodness by Maria Antonaccio (19 copies)
Durkheim is Dead!: Sherlock Holmes is Introduced to Social… by Arthur Asa Berger (18 copies)
The Man Who Created Paradise: A Fable (Ohio Bicentennial) by Gene Logsdon (18 copies)
Delia's doctors, or, A glance behind the scenes by Hannah Gardner Creamer (18 copies)
The Love Ethic of D. H. Lawrence by Mark Spilka (18 copies)
The Book of Secrets: The Way to Wealth and Success : A… by Robert J. Petro (15 copies)
The Murder of Aziz Khan by Zulfikar Ghose (15 copies)
Pit's Letter by Sue Coe (14 copies)
Sartor resartus & selected prose (Rinehart editions, 144) by Thomas Carlyle (12 copies)
Iris Murdoch (Contemporary Writers S.) by Richard Todd (10 copies)
The Magic Life - A Novel Philosophy by Ace Starry (10 copies)
Everyone and No One: by Mark Jacobson (10 copies)
Quadrant Solution: A Business Novel That Solves the Mystery… by Howard Stevens (9 copies)
Moral Tales and Meditations: Technological Parables and… by Michael Joyce (9 copies)
The Grammar Architect by Chris Eaton (8 copies)
Particularities: Readings in George Eliot by Barbara Hardy (8 copies)
Confronting the Horror: The Novels of Nelson Algren by James Richard Giles (8 copies)
Dickens as an Educator, by James L Hughes (7 copies)
The writings of George Eliot by George Eliot (7 copies)
Copperhead Gore: Benjamin Wood's Fort Lafayette and Civil… by Benjamin Wood (7 copies)
Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture by Thomas F. Gossett (7 copies)
Twentieth century interpretations of Bleak House; a… by Jacob Korg (7 copies)
A Moral Tale: Children's Fiction and American Culture,… by Anne Scott MacLeod (6 copies)
Aldous Huxley : a quest for values by Milton Birnbaum (6 copies)
The Great Circle by Peter Prince (5 copies)
The Moral of the Story: Learning from Literature about… by Paul Wadell (5 copies)
The Value Effect: A Murder Mystery about the Compulsive… by John Guaspari (5 copies)
The little dog Trusty ; The orange man ; and, The cherry… by Maria Edgeworth (5 copies)
Approaches to Teaching Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin by Elizabeth Ammons (5 copies)
St. Tom and the dragon by Ethel Turner (4 copies)
Iris Murdoch: The Shakespearian Interest by Richard Todd (3 copies)
Acting beautifully : Henry James and the ethical aesthetic by Sigi Jottkandt (3 copies)
Time With Many Names: Lyric Philosophy for the Age of Life… by Ann Racuya-Robbins (3 copies)
A gentle breeze from gossamer wings : a novel by Gordon Beld (2 copies)
Iris Murdoch's comic vision by Angela Hague (1 copies)
Luck and the state : lyric philosophy for the age of life by Ann Racuya-Robbins (1 copies)
A spring like any other : a novel by Takashi Tsujii (1 copies)
Her geometry : lyric philosophy for the Age of Life by Ann Racuya-Robbins (1 copies)
A way to the pond : lyric philosophy for the Age of Life by Ann Racuya-Robbins (1 copies)
A moment in the dark : lyric philosophy for the Age of Life by Ann Racuya-Robbins (1 copies)
Florentina Giuseppe : lyric philosophy for the age of life by Ann Racuya-Robbins (1 copies)
The immoderate past : the image of the Southern gentleman… by Anna Jacoba Leenhouts (1 copies)
The moral picturesque : studies in Hawthorne's fiction by Darrel Abel (1 copies)
George Eliot by Elizabeth Deeds Ermarth (1 copies)