The Best Selling Novel of All Time: Unveiling the Literary Masterpiece When it comes to literary accomplishments, few things capture our imagination quite like a best-selling novel. These timeless works of fiction have the power to transport us to new worlds, evoke a range of emotions, and leave an indelible mark on our hearts and minds. But which novel holds the prestigious title of the best-selling of all time? Let's dive into the captivating world of literature and uncover the answer. One novel that stands head and shoulders above the rest in terms of sales is "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes. This literary gem, first published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, has continued to captivate readers for generations. Set in the vibrant backdrop of 17th-century Spain, "Don Quixote" follows the adventures of an idealistic knight-errant who sets out to seek justice and chivalry in a world he believes to be filled with enchantment. With its timeless themes of love, honor, and the pursuit of dreams, "Don Quixote" has resonated with readers worldwide. The novel's enduring popularity can be attributed to Cervantes' masterful storytelling, vivid characters, and insightful social commentary. It has inspired countless adaptations, including plays, movies, and even a Broadway musical. Another best-selling novel that has captured the hearts of readers across the globe is "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. This literary classic, published in 1859, immerses readers in the tumultuous era of the French Revolution. Through the intertwined stories of Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, an English lawyer, Dickens weaves a stirring tale of sacrifice, redemption, and the enduring power of love. Dickens' ability to transport readers to a bygone era, combined with his vivid characterizations and intricate plot, cemented "A Tale of Two Cities" as one of the greatest literary achievements of all time. Its popularity endures to this day, with numerous adaptations and references in popular culture. While "Don Quixote" and "A Tale of Two Cities" hold the distinction of being among the best-selling novels of all time, there are numerous other masterpieces that have left an indelible impact on readers. From J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy series, "The Lord of the Rings," to Harper Lee's powerful exploration of racial injustice in "To Kill a Mockingbird," the world of literature offers a treasure trove of unforgettable stories. To embark on a literary journey and explore the works of these esteemed authors and many others, literary enthusiasts can turn to reputable online platforms like Goodreads, Amazon, and Book Depository. These websites provide book recommendations, user reviews, and convenient purchasing options to satisfy any reader's thirst for knowledge and adventure. In conclusion, the best-selling novel of all time is a title that has been earned by a select few literary giants. Whether it is the magical world of "Don Quixote" or the revolutionary backdrop of "A Tale of Two Cities," these timeless works continue to captivate and inspire readers across the globe. So, embrace the power of literature and immerse yourself in the pages of these extraordinary tales that have stood the test of time. Happy reading!
With the inherited key to the teleportation array, the protagonist accidentally arrives in another world and learns the ways of cultivating immortality. Exploring the history of their family, they comprehend their mission. Intending to revive their family with the help of their sect, their master considers them too incompetent and abandons them on the frontlines of demon-slaying. It is then that the protagonist realizes the burden the sect carries and that they are an integral part of it.
545.22 Million words | 2021-02-02 11:28Update
In order to get back at her parents' money-mindedness, Shi Qing sold herself and ended up marrying a useless retired soldier who lacked everything but a face. He had an unbelievably accommodating temperament and a thick skin, often asking her for money to spend. He euphemistically called himself her "household manager" and the more he managed, the more outrageous he became. However, one day, a group of people respectfully called her "sister-in-law," causing Shi Qing to nearly lose her soul. Who could tell her who this useless retired soldier really was? Was it still possible for her to divorce now? Suddenly, someone began doting on her hardcore, leaving Shi Qing utterly perplexed. She finally realized that her meal ticket of a husband was not as spineless as she initially thought!
261.24 Million words | 2022-03-01 18:04Update
(Clean in body and mind) As the national husband, Lu Zhenming Tian is fearless and unperturbed, except he fears her making a scene about divorce. And as Lu's wife, Su Wansheng Tian is fearless and unperturbed, except she fears being bothered by him. When he gets jealous, he says, "Except for me, any man you look at is tempting them to commit crimes." When he confesses his love, he says, "Forgive my greediness, for accompanying you through the budding of love, I still want to be by your side when our temples turn gray." When facing women with ulterior motives, he says, "In this lifetime, Mrs. Lu will only belong to Su Wansheng." Su Wansheng likes Lu
576.76 Million words | 2021-08-12 04:05Update
In the turmoil of war, amidst the bustling foreign concessions, whose heart will the budding love blossom for? The dark and obsessed scion perfumed with desire? The cousin with an infatuated devotion since childhood? Or the young lord from a warlord family who crosses paths and lends a helping hand? Faced with national crisis, taking on a perilous mission, the heroic man and beautiful woman now wander through hardships. Suddenly looking back, in the dimly lit lantern lights, how can the true love story be concluded? Manipulated by fate, a performance where joy and sorrow blend, how will the curtain of life fall...
383.42 Million words | 2020-07-04 23:03Update
On the wedding night, the bride said to me, "I suck blood and kill for the sole purpose of being by your side." I replied, "I cultivate Taoism and fight ghosts and demons, all to make you my bride."
374.15 Million words | 2021-01-16 14:55Update
She woke up in the Phoenix Maze with no memory, facing scheming elders and a cunning younger sister. How did she surpass others step by step? One day, she escaped from the Phoenix Maze, hiding her identity. Shortly after, rumors spread in the martial world: The Blood-Thirsty Whip Woman resurfaces, abducting several strong men. She listened to these rumors with a smug smile, sitting calmly on the side, sipping tea. City Lord of the Medicine City? She doesn't have time for that, just a figurehead! Martial Union Leader? That old man isn't worthy, but she's quite interested in the position! The highest ruler of the Dark Department? No one can stop her! She arrives...
52.83 Million words | 2023-01-10 09:15Update
She walked against the wind, holding a bloody spear, with fierce and merciless eyes. Wherever she passed, there were millions of floating corpses and blood flowing for miles. Stepping on a pile of white bones, she bloomed like a delicate and dewy rose in a chaotic and bloody era. She had been swallowed by darkness, living a suppressed and miserable existence day after day. With her loved ones gone, no one in this world loved her. She emerged from the filthiest swamp, tearing through this dirty world with her anger. She had no faith, did not accept fate, only becoming a sharp blade to disrupt this turmoil and break through the heavens...
11.67 Million words | 2022-09-12 20:01Update
Cao Rouxi is the least favored daughter of the Cao family in An City. On the day of her sister's engagement ceremony, Cao Rouxi takes the initiative to marry her future brother-in-law. She corners the unruly brother-in-law in the dressing room, lifts her chin, and elegantly and confidently says, 'Marry me!' Fu Ye raises an eyebrow, coldly glancing at her, and asks, 'Reason?' She looks into his clear, radiant eyes and says, 'Reason one, I am also a daughter of the Cao family. Reason two, at this moment, you have no better choice.' Fu Ye's eyes flicker, and a deep, coldness touches the corner of his lips as he agrees, 'Alright, I will marry you!' Thus, the engagement ceremony becomes a wedding ceremony. The married life that follows is naturally colorful. Her frequent 'catching adultery' actions make her happy and her combat skills explode. She says, 'Fu Ye, even if you are a block of ice, I will make my heart blossom on you.' Until one day, she catches her sister and the man she loves together in a hotel, who had been inexplicably missing for four years. She is stunned, hurt, and in pain, and decides to let go completely. However, after letting go, they meet again. She has a clingy and adorable little girl by her side, and he also has his little replica...
329.90 Million words | 2020-08-14 17:09Update
According to legend, collecting all seven pages of the "Book of Life and Death" can summon the Judgment of Life and Death, allowing one to enter the Hall of Life and Death to modify the Book of Life and Death. However, merging the Book of Life and Death requires possessing a Yin-Yang physique, of course, this is just a legend. Zhong Zhengnan (Zhong Kui) survives by deceiving and tricking people in Xingcheng. In the process of investigating his friend's false accusation and imprisonment, he unexpectedly comes face to face with real ghosts and deities... A different ghost story awaits you... Author's QQ group: Welcome to join.
591.63 Million words | 2020-08-29 15:28Update
In a world where humans and demons coexist, the demons are always inferior to humans, serving as slaves and even pleasing their masters at night. Our protagonist unexpectedly encounters a tortured little corpse girl. Will he continue to torment her or will he cherish and protect her? Miraculous adventures await in the Nan Yang Demon Tomb, Nine Dragon Corpse Tower, and the Corpse King Immortal Palace... Only QQ communication group: Part One: "Picking a ghost girl as a pet" Part Two: "Playful Corpse Immortal by My Side" Part Three: "Human Skin Sofa" Part Four: "Blissful Little Corpse Girl" Part Five: "Snake King's Beloved Wife"
176.96 Million words | 2020-07-17 05:07Update
Spring Rain, a senior college student, miraculously recovers after a mental breakdown following her escape from a deserted village on the verge of death. Since receiving a text message saying, 'I know what the 19th layer of Hell is,' she mysteriously becomes trapped in an extremely terrifying and inescapable game of hell. Her friends and classmates, upon receiving the same mysterious message, encounter a series of misfortunes, each succumbing to 'GAME OVER' in their respective stages of the game.
20.36 Million words | 2020-11-24 23:11Update
In her past life, she was the legitimate eldest daughter of the Shen family in Wu and Yue. She enjoyed all the worldly wealth and glory: her family was prosperous, holding power in court, making her the most noble woman in the world. However, she also tasted the bitterness of life: her entire family was wiped out, she was abandoned and imprisoned, and in the end, she did not meet a good end. All of this was because the Shen family exerted all their efforts to assist him in ascending to the highest position of power. In this present life, she is still the legitimate eldest daughter of the Shen family in Wu and Yue. Watch as she is reborn, carrying the flames of revenge. With her extraordinary wisdom, she will destroy her enemies, save her family, and change her previous life's fate! Watch as she, as the legitimate eldest daughter, leads her family onto the unpredictable path of power struggles... (Thanks to the reader "Paper Falling ◆ Yunyan" for the beautiful cover image!)
181.79 Million words | 2023-01-27 08:21Update
In the previous life, he was a divine doctor. After transmigrating, he became the silly Miss Hanyu. Hanyu says she's not worried. Poisonous sister bullies me, matriarch humiliates me, one needle... two needles... three needles... poke, poke, poke, poking until even my parents don't recognize you. Destined queen? I don't care. Emperor tries to force himself on me, ha? One poison to wipe out future generations. Handsome men surround me, money rolls in. She lives her life like a game, forgetting all past grievances, carefree and unrestrained. He is disabled, aloof by nature, always cold-hearted. He is cunning and shameless, appearing and disappearing at will, with boundless magical power. When the three of them meet, is it the clash of thunder and fire, or an unfinished love story from a previous life?
596.56 Million words | 2020-08-05 06:18Update
In the ancient era, the gods fell and spirits began to roam the world. Kunlun Agency, an inconspicuous presence in the bustling city, becomes the stage for strange and mysterious supernatural events, filled with enmity, love, and strange occurrences. Haunted funeral parlors, the Nine-Tailed Fox of Qingqiu, the resurrected Xusian, the self-proclaimed unrivaled craftsman Yanshi, the legendary Kunlun Wonderland, and the thousand-year pursuit of the Great Yi's tomb by gods and demons... All of this begins when a youthful girl named Ding Xiaolan crosses paths with Qilu, the owner of Kunlun Agency. Behind his playful and nonchalant demeanor lies a mysterious past.
141.95 Million words | 2022-08-16 13:52Update
A timeless masterpiece by the king of thriller novels, Stephen King. A perfect blend of innocence and terror. Written for every adult who was once a child. Childhood holds its sweet mysteries, confirming the reality of death and defining courage and love. Looking forward requires looking back, as every life emulates eternity, like a revolving wheel.
599.06 Million words | 2020-12-20 11:17Update
What are you waiting for? I'm waiting for you to fall in love with me. She unexpectedly travels back in time and becomes a young girl captured by the Jin dynasty during the downfall of the Northern Song dynasty. With cunning schemes, she strives to protect herself. He is a ruthless and cold-hearted king of history, who has single-handedly shaped his tumultuous life, overthrowing the emperor and establishing his own rule, causing endless bloodshed. Everything familiar to her about history and her confidence collapses in this new world. Faced with the humiliation of survival, the struggles for love in the harem, and inescapable conspiracies, will she ultimately emerge unscathed or be defeated? Dignity, love, chastity... amidst missed opportunities and possessions, hunting and fleeing, she exhausts all her strategies. Will she retreat with everything intact or face total annihilation?
328.58 Million words | 2023-04-09 00:09Update
She, the soaring phoenix who transcends the nine heavens, he, the invincible and cunning human emperor, and he, the beast who reincarnates only to protect her. As the phoenix ignites the flames and the dark beasts attack, with the world undergoing tremendous changes, where will humanity go? How will they choose? In the midst of blazing flames, they make a vow: to fight for you, sacrifice themselves as beasts! I'm willing to give everything, just for your eternal smile. A new story is beginning, dear readers, please collect and review~ QQ Group: [群号], password: [敲门砖], titles such as 'Female Merchant' or 'Flame Chronicles' or 'Beast Warrior'.
273.40 Million words | 2020-12-10 03:08Update
【Peak recommendation, the more you read, the more exciting!】 Plagued by five evil spirits, haunted by nine ghosts, born with a naturally open heavenly gate! Fortune-telling blind old man, wise witch Ah Hui, water spirit An Ye Su, various extraordinary individuals have appeared in my life. At the same time, dirty creatures like mountain demons, tree gods, water ghosts, zombies, wandering spirits, etc. swarm like maggots, one after another. Where will my fate ultimately lead me? Witness the latest supernatural masterpiece 'Genius Ghost Hunter' by Junzi Wuwei. 【Only genuine reader group】 Author's custom tags: witty metaphysical student summoning flow.
48.66 Million words | 2020-12-29 05:56Update
An unidentified friend mysteriously disappears, leaving only a jade cicada. The jade cicada possesses a mysterious power that transports you to another world - an underground tomb. From then on, mystery, strangeness, wealth, love, friendship, familial ties, danger, fear, and excitement accompany you...
242.27 Million words | 2022-11-20 12:29Update
In the summer of the 1950s, a Sino-Soviet joint scientific expedition team encountered a crisis in the remote Badain Jaran Desert in northwest China, with only two survivors. Strangely, when the two survivors, 'Wolfbane' and 'Cynomorium', were rescued, they were found hundreds of kilometers away from the expedition area. Intelligence agencies from mainland China, the Soviet Union, Taiwan, and the United States all kept secret files on this matter... Afterwards, 'Wolfbane' (a Soviet) joined the Soviet intelligence agency, the KGB; 'Cynomorium' (a mainland Chinese) disappeared, reportedly spotted in San Francisco, USA... Half a century later, at an art auction held in Beijing, the highlight of the event was a Western Xia jade screen with a pattern of intertwined lotus flowers. However, most buyers looked down on this flagship item, except for two people – a Hong Kong billionaire and a blonde woman – who competed fiercely to raise the bidding price. With the help of the auctioneer's cheating, the jade screen was eventually won by the Hong Kong billionaire. Afterward, the auctioneer inexplicably committed suicide, and the Hong Kong billionaire died mysteriously. The protagonist, Tang Feng, gets entangled in a series of mysterious events... During the investigation, Tang Feng successfully deciphers the Western Xia Death Book and decides to go to the Badain Jaran Desert to search for the buried alive tombs left by the Western Xia king Yuanhao.
293.73 Million words | 2023-06-06 21:22Update
