Hm, the most popular book in the 19. century was probably still the bible. And in a list I found here, I would say the majority is still quite concerned with t

Hm, the most popular book in the 19. century was probably still the bible. And in a list I found here, I would say the majority is still quite concerned with the real world: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6.Best_Books_of_the_20th_Century https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6.Best_Books_of_the_20th... Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter just replaced the bible in my opinion, but the people in the 19.century had reasons to flee into imaginary worlds as well.