French books
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- Le Comte de Monte-Cristoby Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet · 1844Where the rank comes from3,933,935lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 2,154 a day across those five years.2,154avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Les Trois Mousquetairesby Alexandre Dumas · 1844Where the rank comes from2,104,168lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 1,152 a day across those five years.1,152avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Demain, dès l'aubeby Victor Hugo · 1847Where the rank comes from1,826,170lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 1,000 a day across those five years.1,000avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- L'Étrangerby Albert Camus · 1942Where the rank comes from1,558,401lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 853 a day across those five years.853avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Les Misérablesby Victor Hugo · 1862Where the rank comes from1,556,595lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 852 a day across those five years.852avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Cyrano de Bergeracby Edmond Rostand · 1897Where the rank comes from1,503,973lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 824 a day across those five years.824avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Antigoneby Jean Anouilh · 1946Where the rank comes from1,414,817lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 775 a day across those five years.775avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Candide, ou l'Optimismeby Voltaire · 1759Where the rank comes from1,281,605lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 702 a day across those five years.702avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Madame Bovaryby Gustave Flaubert · 1857Where the rank comes from1,159,022lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 635 a day across those five years.635avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- La Boîte à merveillesby Ahmed Sefrioui · 1954Where the rank comes from1,156,323lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 633 a day across those five years.633avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Petit Princeby Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943Where the rank comes from1,153,219lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 632 a day across those five years.632avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- À la recherche du temps perduseriesby Marcel Proust · 1913Where the rank comes from1,147,746lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 629 a day across those five years.629avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Les Rougon-Macquartseriesby Émile Zola · 1871Where the rank comes from1,137,324lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 623 a day across those five years.623avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Les Fleurs du malby Charles Baudelaire · 1857Where the rank comes from1,117,525lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 612 a day across those five years.612avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Cidby Pierre Corneille · 1636Where the rank comes from1,060,234lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 581 a day across those five years.581avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyenby Assemblée nationale constituante · 1789Where the rank comes from1,023,431lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 560 a day across those five years.560avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Les Liaisons dangereusesby Pierre Choderlos de Laclos · 1782Where the rank comes from1,011,935lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 554 a day across those five years.554avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Germinalby Émile Zola · 1885Where the rank comes from1,004,494lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 550 a day across those five years.550avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Manon Lescautby Abbé Prévost · 1731Where the rank comes from991,112lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 543 a day across those five years.543avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Rouge et le Noirby Stendhal · 1830Where the rank comes from975,220lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 534 a day across those five years.534avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Malade imaginaireby Molière · 1673Where the rank comes from869,270lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 476 a day across those five years.476avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- La Princesse de Clèvesby Madame de Lafayette · 1678Where the rank comes from819,037lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 449 a day across those five years.449avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Dîner de consby Francis VeberWhere the rank comes from805,742lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 441 a day across those five years.441avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Dernier Jour d'un condamnéby Victor Hugo · 1829Where the rank comes from801,008lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 439 a day across those five years.439avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Illusions perduesby Honoré de Balzac · 1837Where the rank comes from782,619lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 429 a day across those five years.429avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Voyage au bout de la nuitby Louis-Ferdinand Céline · 1932Where the rank comes from766,646lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 420 a day across those five years.420avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts joursby Jules Verne · 1872Where the rank comes from759,980lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 416 a day across those five years.416avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- La Belle et la Bêteby Gabrielle-Suzanne de VilleneuveWhere the rank comes from720,141lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 394 a day across those five years.394avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Bel-Amiby Guy de Maupassant · 1885Where the rank comes from718,189lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 393 a day across those five years.393avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Bourgeois gentilhommeby Molière · 1671Where the rank comes from702,511lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 385 a day across those five years.385avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Horlaby Guy de Maupassant · 1886Where the rank comes from691,664lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 379 a day across those five years.379avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Mythe de Sisypheby Albert Camus · 1942Where the rank comes from690,541lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 378 a day across those five years.378avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- appel du 18 juinby Charles de Gaulle · 1940Where the rank comes from689,981lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 378 a day across those five years.378avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Notre-Dame de Parisby Victor Hugo · 1831Where the rank comes from689,962lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 378 a day across those five years.378avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Gargantuaby François Rabelais · 1534Where the rank comes from683,718lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 374 a day across those five years.374avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Phèdreby Jean Racine · 1677Where the rank comes from681,187lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 373 a day across those five years.373avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- OSS 117seriesby Jean Bruce, Josette BruceWhere the rank comes from680,305lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 373 a day across those five years.373avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Au Bonheur des Damesby Émile Zola · 1883Where the rank comes from671,540lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 368 a day across those five years.368avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Sur la trace de la chouette d'orby Régis Hauser · 1993Where the rank comes from671,306lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 368 a day across those five years.368avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Les Fourberies de Scapinby Molière · 1671Where the rank comes from653,065lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 358 a day across those five years.358avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- La Barbe bleueby Charles Perrault · 1697Where the rank comes from647,661lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 355 a day across those five years.355avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- La Promesse de l'aubeby Romain Gary · 1960Where the rank comes from644,149lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 353 a day across those five years.353avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- La Comédie humaineseriesby Honoré de Balzac · 1830Where the rank comes from638,520lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 350 a day across those five years.350avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Dormeur du valby Arthur Rimbaud · 1870Where the rank comes from632,324lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 346 a day across those five years.346avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- La Cigale et la Fourmiby Jean de La Fontaine · 1668Where the rank comes from624,637lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 342 a day across those five years.342avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Fables de La Fontaineby Jean de La Fontaine · 1668Where the rank comes from611,672lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 335 a day across those five years.335avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Les Rois mauditsseriesby Maurice Druon · 1955Where the rank comes from610,223lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 334 a day across those five years.334avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Le Père Goriotby Honoré de Balzac · 1835Where the rank comes from606,129lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 332 a day across those five years.332avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- La Pesteby Albert Camus · 1947Where the rank comes from598,471lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 328 a day across those five years.328avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
- Guerre et Paixby Léon Tolstoï · 1869Where the rank comes from592,923lookups on French Wikipedia, August 2021 to July 2026 — an average of 325 a day across those five years.325avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
How this list is made
71,393 records lack a French Wikipedia article or sufficient lookups to rank. Books in any variety of French count, not only books from France.
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