<Table> <Tr> <Th> Book </Th> <Th> Author </Th> <Th> Original language </Th> <Th> First published </Th> <Th> Approximate sales </Th> <Th> Genre </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Lord of the Rings </Td> <Td> J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1954 -- 1955 </Td> <Td> 150 million </Td> <Td> fiction : fantasy ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Le Petit Prince ( The Little Prince ) </Td> <Td> Antoine de Saint - Exupéry </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> 140 million </Td> <Td> fiction ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone </Td> <Td> J.K. Rowling </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> 120 million </Td> <Td> fiction : fantasy ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Hobbit </Td> <Td> J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> <Td> fiction : fantasy ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> And Then There Were None </Td> <Td> Agatha Christie </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> <Td> fiction : mystery ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 紅樓夢 / 红楼梦 ( Dream of the Red Chamber ) </Td> <Td> Cao Xueqin </Td> <Td> Chinese </Td> <Td> 1754 -- 1791 </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> <Td> fiction : family saga ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland </Td> <Td> Lewis Carroll </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1865 </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> <Td> fiction : fantasy ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Book </Th> <Th> Author </Th> <Th> Original language </Th> <Th> First published </Th> <Th> Approximate sales </Th> <Th> Genre </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Lord of the Rings </Td> <Td> J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1954 -- 1955 </Td> <Td> 150 million </Td> <Td> fiction : fantasy ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Le Petit Prince ( The Little Prince ) </Td> <Td> Antoine de Saint - Exupéry </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> 140 million </Td> <Td> fiction ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone </Td> <Td> J.K. Rowling </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> 120 million </Td> <Td> fiction : fantasy ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Hobbit </Td> <Td> J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> <Td> fiction : fantasy ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> And Then There Were None </Td> <Td> Agatha Christie </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> <Td> fiction : mystery ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 紅樓夢 / 红楼梦 ( Dream of the Red Chamber ) </Td> <Td> Cao Xueqin </Td> <Td> Chinese </Td> <Td> 1754 -- 1791 </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> <Td> fiction : family saga ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland </Td> <Td> Lewis Carroll </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1865 </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> <Td> fiction : fantasy ( novel ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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The Lord of the Rings Le Petit Prince ( The Little Prince ) Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone The Hobbit And Then There Were None
The Lord of the Rings Le Petit Prince ( The Little Prince ) Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone The Hobbit And Then There Were None