TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

March 1940

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Week of March 4, 1940

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HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Richard Llewellyn
Cover of HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
1

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

KITTY FOYLE
Christopher Morley
2

KITTY FOYLE

THE NAZARENE
Sholem Asch
Cover of THE NAZARENE
3

THE NAZARENE

PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
Robert Nathan
4

PORTRAIT OF JENNIE

MOMENT IN PEKING
Lin Yutang
Cover of MOMENT IN PEKING
5

MOMENT IN PEKING

THE STAR-GAZER
Zsolt de Harsanyi
6

THE STAR-GAZER

Week of March 11, 1940

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HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Richard Llewellyn
Cover of HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
1

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

THE NAZARENE
Sholem Asch
Cover of THE NAZARENE
2

THE NAZARENE

KITTY FOYLE
Christopher Morley
3

KITTY FOYLE

NATIVE SON
Richard Wright
Cover of NATIVE SON
4

NATIVE SON

MOMENT IN PEKING
Lin Yutang
Cover of MOMENT IN PEKING
5

MOMENT IN PEKING

THE STAR-GAZER
Zsolt de Harsanyi
6

THE STAR-GAZER

Week of March 18, 1940

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NATIVE SON
Richard Wright
Cover of NATIVE SON
1

NATIVE SON

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Richard Llewellyn
Cover of HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
2

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

THE NAZARENE
Sholem Asch
Cover of THE NAZARENE
3

THE NAZARENE

KITTY FOYLE
Christopher Morley
4

KITTY FOYLE

MOMENT IN PEKING
Lin Yutang
Cover of MOMENT IN PEKING
5

MOMENT IN PEKING

PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
Robert Nathan
6

PORTRAIT OF JENNIE

Week of March 25, 1940

Full list →
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Richard Llewellyn
Cover of HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
1

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

NATIVE SON
Richard Wright
Cover of NATIVE SON
2

NATIVE SON

THE NAZARENE
Sholem Asch
Cover of THE NAZARENE
3

THE NAZARENE

KITTY FOYLE
Christopher Morley
4

KITTY FOYLE

PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
Robert Nathan
5

PORTRAIT OF JENNIE

THE STAR-GAZER
Zsolt de Harsanyi
6

THE STAR-GAZER

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