

THE LADY OF ARLINGTON
by Harnett T. Kane · Doubleday
A biography of the wife of General Robert E. Lee who lived near Washington, D.C., and was considered one of the best hostesses of her day.
DESIREE
by Annemarie Selinko · William Morrow and Company
Eugénie Désirée Clary records two love affairs in her diary, one with Napoleon, who jilted her for Josephine, and a second with General Bernadotte, who married her.

THE FEMALE
by Paul Wellman · Doubleday
Novel of 6th-century Constantinople, with the Empress Theodora as the scheming heroine.


THE SILVER CHALICE
by Thomas B. Costain · Doubleday and Company, Inc
"This novel [is] based on legends of the years following Christ's crucifixion. [It] describes the life of Basil, the artisan who fashioned the silver chalice, a frame meant to hold the ... cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper"--Fiction catalog.




A PASSAGE IN THE NIGHT
by Sholem Asch · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Set in 20th-century New York, the story of a man in conflict with his conscience.
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.


