TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

October 1938

FictionNonfiction
← September 1938
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Week of October 3, 1938

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MY SON, MY SON!
Howard Spring
Cover of MY SON, MY SON!
1

MY SON, MY SON!

THE YEARLING
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Cover of THE YEARLING
2

THE YEARLING

DYNASTY OF DEATH
Taylor Caldwell
3

DYNASTY OF DEATH

AND TELL OF TIME
Laura Krey
Cover of AND TELL OF TIME
4

AND TELL OF TIME

BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW
Charles G. Norris
Cover of BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW
5

BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW

REBECCA
Daphne Du Maurier
Cover of REBECCA
6

REBECCA

CRIPPLED SPLENDOUR
Evan John
Cover of CRIPPLED SPLENDOUR
7

CRIPPLED SPLENDOUR

Week of October 10, 1938

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MY SON, MY SON!
Howard Spring
Cover of MY SON, MY SON!
1

MY SON, MY SON!

REBECCA
Daphne Du Maurier
Cover of REBECCA
2

REBECCA

THE YEARLING
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Cover of THE YEARLING
3

THE YEARLING

AND TELL OF TIME
Laura Krey
Cover of AND TELL OF TIME
4

AND TELL OF TIME

DYNASTY OF DEATH
Taylor Caldwell
5

DYNASTY OF DEATH

CRIPPLED SPLENDOUR
Evan John
Cover of CRIPPLED SPLENDOUR
6

CRIPPLED SPLENDOUR

Week of October 17, 1938

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MY SON, MY SON!
Howard Spring
Cover of MY SON, MY SON!
1

MY SON, MY SON!

REBECCA
Daphne Du Maurier
Cover of REBECCA
2

REBECCA

THE YEARLING
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Cover of THE YEARLING
3

THE YEARLING

DYNASTY OF DEATH
Taylor Caldwell
4

DYNASTY OF DEATH

AND TELL OF TIME
Laura Krey
Cover of AND TELL OF TIME
5

AND TELL OF TIME

Week of October 24, 1938

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REBECCA
Daphne Du Maurier
Cover of REBECCA
1

REBECCA

THE YEARLING
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Cover of THE YEARLING
2

THE YEARLING

MY SON, MY SON!
Howard Spring
Cover of MY SON, MY SON!
3

MY SON, MY SON!

DYNASTY OF DEATH
Taylor Caldwell
4

DYNASTY OF DEATH

AND TELL OF TIME
Laura Krey
Cover of AND TELL OF TIME
5

AND TELL OF TIME

Week of October 31, 1938

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REBECCA
Daphne Du Maurier
Cover of REBECCA
1

REBECCA

ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO
Rachel Field
Cover of ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO
2

ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO

MY SON, MY SON!
Howard Spring
Cover of MY SON, MY SON!
3

MY SON, MY SON!

THE CITADEL
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE CITADEL
4

THE CITADEL

THE YEARLING
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Cover of THE YEARLING
5

THE YEARLING

DYNASTY OF DEATH
Taylor Caldwell
6

DYNASTY OF DEATH

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.