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Children's literature, Noddy, The Famous Five, The Secret Seven: 800 British Jackie Collins: 400 million [26] 500 million [27] English Romance: 32 British Sidney Sheldon: 300 million [28] 500 million [29] English Suspense: 21 American Gilbert Patten: 125 million [30] 500 million [31] English Adolescent adventures 209 American Dr. Seuss: 100 ...
The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", [1] called the "100 Most Inspiring Novels" by BBC News, [2] was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. [2] [3] The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies.
One of the most prominent critiques was its American-centrism, as 61 of the featured authors were American. [6] Additionally, representation of African and Indigenous literature was notably limited, drawing criticism for failing to reflect the global literary landscape. Another point of contention was the treatment of translated works.
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history.
The list starts in order with the first ten books: the I Ching (an ancient Chinese divination text), the Hebrew Bible (a version of which serves as the "Old Testament" of the Christian Bible), the Iliad and Odyssey, the Upanishads (a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts), the Tao Te Ching, the Avesta, the Analects, the History of ...
Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria.This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by ...
Fictional LGBTQ characters in literature (2 C, 58 P) M. Male characters in literature (20 C, 818 P) Martial artist characters in literature (2 C, 3 P)
The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction is a list of the 100 best English-language books of the 20th century compiled by American literary critic Larry McCaffery. The list was created largely in response to the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list (1999), which McCaffery considered out of touch with 20th-century ...