TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

November 1940

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Week of November 4, 1940

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Ernest Hemingway
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1

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS

MRS. MINIVER
Jan Struther
Cover of MRS. MINIVER
2

MRS. MINIVER

FOUNDATION STONE
Lella Warren
Cover of FOUNDATION STONE
3

FOUNDATION STONE

THE FAMILY
Nina Fedorova
Cover of THE FAMILY
4

THE FAMILY

YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
Thomas Wolfe
Cover of YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
5

YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN

THE STONE OF CHASTITY
Margery Sharp
Cover of THE STONE OF CHASTITY
6

THE STONE OF CHASTITY

Week of November 11, 1940

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Ernest Hemingway
Cover of FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
1

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS

MRS. MINIVER
Jan Struther
Cover of MRS. MINIVER
2

MRS. MINIVER

YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
Thomas Wolfe
Cover of YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
3

YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN

FOUNDATION STONE
Lella Warren
Cover of FOUNDATION STONE
4

FOUNDATION STONE

FIELDING'S FOLLY
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Cover of FIELDING'S FOLLY
5

FIELDING'S FOLLY

THE FAMILY
Nina Fedorova
Cover of THE FAMILY
6

THE FAMILY

Week of November 18, 1940

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Ernest Hemingway
Cover of FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
1

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS

MRS. MINIVER
Jan Struther
Cover of MRS. MINIVER
2

MRS. MINIVER

THE FAMILY
Nina Fedorova
Cover of THE FAMILY
3

THE FAMILY

FOUNDATION STONE
Lella Warren
Cover of FOUNDATION STONE
4

FOUNDATION STONE

THE VOYAGE
Charles Morgan
Cover of THE VOYAGE
5

THE VOYAGE

YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
Thomas Wolfe
Cover of YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
6

YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN

Week of November 25, 1940

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Ernest Hemingway
Cover of FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
1

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS

MRS. MINIVER
Jan Struther
Cover of MRS. MINIVER
2

MRS. MINIVER

THE FAMILY
Nina Fedorova
Cover of THE FAMILY
3

THE FAMILY

THE VOYAGE
Charles Morgan
Cover of THE VOYAGE
4

THE VOYAGE

FOUNDATION STONE
Lella Warren
Cover of FOUNDATION STONE
5

FOUNDATION STONE

FAME IS THE SPUR
Howard Spring
Cover of FAME IS THE SPUR
6

FAME IS THE SPUR

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