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The Most-Rejected Books of All Time (Of the Ones That Were Eventually Published)

Some real surprises in this list.
Emily Temple is a senior editor at Lit Hub. Describing her list: "Of course, this list is incomplete, and I've given preference to books that were rejected but are now well-known and widely loved. Even with the higher-profile books, I discounted those with numbers I couldn't verify........."

Table - Item Number: Rejections before published
1:162, 2:144, 3:121, 4:111, 5:100, 6:88, 7:84, 8:79
9:78, 10:69, 11:60, 12:54, 13:48, 14:47, 15:44, 16:43
17:40, 18:37, 19:35, 20:31, 21:30, 22:28, 23:27, 24:26
25: 25, 26:23, 27:22, 28:21, 29: 21, 30:18, 31:18, 32:15
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