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THE LAST PURITAN
George Santayana
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THE HURRICANE
Charles Nordloff and James Norman Hall
THE HURRICANE
by Charles Nordloff and James Norman Hall · Little, Brown
5 wks on list
A Polynesian escapes prison to return home during a raging storm.
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IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE
Sinclair Lewis
IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE
by Sinclair Lewis · Doubleday, Doran
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A dark satire about the rise of a fascist American dictator.
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GAUDY NIGHT
Dorothy L. Sayers
GAUDY NIGHT
by Dorothy L. Sayers · Harcourt, Brace
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When the dons of Harriet Vane's alma mater, the all-female Shrewsbury College, Oxford, invite her back to attend the annual Gaudy celebrations, the mood turns sour when someone begins a series of malicious acts. Who is responsible for the poison-pen messages, obscene graffiti, and wanton vandalism? Harriet asks her old friend Lord Peter Wimsey to investigate.
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THE EXILE
Pearl S. Buck
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THE THINKING REED
Rebecca West
THE THINKING REED
by Rebecca West · Viking Press
"Isabelle, a wealthy American widow, arrives in France to restart her life and discovers she has her choice of eligible suitors. Torn between a placid liaison with a southerner and a tortuous affair with a Frenchman, Isabelle's plans suddenly take an unexpected turn that will ultimately lead her to a love that will force her to reconsider the implications of her affluent existence.
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.