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Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

March 1942

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Week of March 2, 1942

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DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
1

DRAGON SEED

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
2

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
3

WINDSWEPT

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
4

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM

PIED PIPER
Nevil Shute
Cover of PIED PIPER
5

PIED PIPER

ALONG THESE STREETS
Struthers Burt
6

ALONG THESE STREETS

Week of March 9, 1942

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DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
1

DRAGON SEED

WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
2

WINDSWEPT

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
3

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
4

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM

PIED PIPER
Nevil Shute
Cover of PIED PIPER
5

PIED PIPER

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
Marguerite Steen
Cover of THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
6

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING

Week of March 16, 1942

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DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
1

DRAGON SEED

THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
Cover of THE MOON IS DOWN
2

THE MOON IS DOWN

WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
3

WINDSWEPT

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
4

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

PIED PIPER
Nevil Shute
Cover of PIED PIPER
5

PIED PIPER

MARION ALIVE
Vicki Baum
Cover of MARION ALIVE
6

MARION ALIVE

Week of March 23, 1942

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THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
Cover of THE MOON IS DOWN
1

THE MOON IS DOWN

DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
2

DRAGON SEED

WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
3

WINDSWEPT

BRIDE OF GLORY
Bradda Field
4

BRIDE OF GLORY

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
5

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

Week of March 30, 1942

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THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
Cover of THE MOON IS DOWN
1

THE MOON IS DOWN

DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
2

DRAGON SEED

WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
3

WINDSWEPT

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
4

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
Marguerite Steen
Cover of THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
5

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING

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