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Week of January 1, 1940
Full list →THE NAZARENE
Sholem Asch

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THE NAZARENE
MOMENT IN PEKING
Lin Yutang

2
MOMENT IN PEKING
KITTY FOYLE
Christopher Morley
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KITTY FOYLE
ESCAPE
Ethel Vance

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ESCAPE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
W. Somerset Maugham

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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER
C. S. Forester

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CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER
DR. HUDSON'S SECRET JOURNAL
Lloyd C. Douglas

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DR. HUDSON'S SECRET JOURNAL
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