TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

May 1941

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Week of May 5, 1941

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THIS ABOVE ALL
Eric Knight
Cover of THIS ABOVE ALL
1

THIS ABOVE ALL

RANDOM HARVEST
James Hilton
Cover of RANDOM HARVEST
2

RANDOM HARVEST

IN THIS OUR LIFE
Ellen Glasgow
3

IN THIS OUR LIFE

H. M. PULHAM, ESQUIRE
J. P. Marquand
4

H. M. PULHAM, ESQUIRE

OLIVER WISWELL
Kenneth Roberts
Cover of OLIVER WISWELL
5

OLIVER WISWELL

UP AT THE VILLA
W. Somerset Maugham
Cover of UP AT THE VILLA
6

UP AT THE VILLA

Week of May 12, 1941

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THIS ABOVE ALL
Eric Knight
Cover of THIS ABOVE ALL
1

THIS ABOVE ALL

RANDOM HARVEST
James Hilton
Cover of RANDOM HARVEST
2

RANDOM HARVEST

H. M. PULHAM, ESQUIRE
J. P. Marquand
3

H. M. PULHAM, ESQUIRE

IN THIS OUR LIFE
Ellen Glasgow
4

IN THIS OUR LIFE

THEY WENT ON TOGETHER
Robert Nathan
5

THEY WENT ON TOGETHER

UP AT THE VILLA
W. Somerset Maugham
Cover of UP AT THE VILLA
6

UP AT THE VILLA

Week of May 19, 1941

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THIS ABOVE ALL
Eric Knight
Cover of THIS ABOVE ALL
1

THIS ABOVE ALL

IN THIS OUR LIFE
Ellen Glasgow
2

IN THIS OUR LIFE

RANDOM HARVEST
James Hilton
Cover of RANDOM HARVEST
3

RANDOM HARVEST

THE NEUTRAL GROUND
Frank Hough
4

THE NEUTRAL GROUND

H. M. PULHAM, ESQUIRE
J. P. Marquand
5

H. M. PULHAM, ESQUIRE

OLIVER WISWELL
Kenneth Roberts
Cover of OLIVER WISWELL
6

OLIVER WISWELL

Week of May 26, 1941

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THIS ABOVE ALL
Eric Knight
Cover of THIS ABOVE ALL
1

THIS ABOVE ALL

IN THIS OUR LIFE
Ellen Glasgow
2

IN THIS OUR LIFE

RANDOM HARVEST
James Hilton
Cover of RANDOM HARVEST
3

RANDOM HARVEST

THE NEUTRAL GROUND
Frank Hough
4

THE NEUTRAL GROUND

H. M. PULHAM, ESQUIRE
J. P. Marquand
5

H. M. PULHAM, ESQUIRE

WHISTLE STOP
Maritta Wolf
6

WHISTLE STOP

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