All you bibliophiles, have you ever wondered which author has sold books more than you have ever read in your lifetime. Read on to know more.
Stories have given meaning to the life of humans from the times. Stories make us dream, believe, know people, places, sights that are unheard and unconquered. Books are sometimes the main source or a way to connect with stories. Books that have been our companion in those long evenings and nights when we just needed a dreamworld and a cup of coffee. But have you ever wondered which author is the best-selling author of all times, whose books people have bought again and again? Let’s have a look.
William Shakespeare
You may be surprised, but William Shakespeare tops our list of being the best-selling author of all times. The legendary playwright has approximately four billion copies of his famous works in circulation. So, there is hardly any student of literature on the planet who has not bought Shakespeare’s works.
Agatha Christie
The queen of intrigue and mystery. Her nail-biting mysteries have baffled and enchanted readers of all ages and across the globe. According to the Guinness book of world records, she is the world’s best-selling author of all times. It is estimated that she, too, has sold near about four billion copies of her work. Her works have been translated several times all over the world.
Barbara Cartland
If Agatha Christie was the queen of mystery and suspense, Dame Barbara Cartland was the queen of romance. She is credited to have written about 723 novels in her lifetime (which is a record too). In the year 1975, she becomes the most published author that year. So, it is estimated that she has sold somewhere between 500 million to one billion books in her entire career.
Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins life was more interesting and enthralling than his books. He worked his way well from being an errand boy at the Universal Studio to becoming an executive in the very same place. Quite an underdog story, isn’t it? He is also attributed as the best-selling author of all time with selling approximately 700 to 750 million copies of his works. Many of his works were also adapted to the big screen, such as “A Stone for Danny Fisher”, which starred none other than Elvis himself.
Apart from them, other best-selling authors include Sidney Sheldon, J.K Rowling, Stephen King, Enid Blyton, and DrSuess.
