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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

October 1942

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Week of October 5, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR
James Aldridge
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SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR

THE SEVENTH CROSS
Anna Seghers
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THE SEVENTH CROSS

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
Helen MacInnes
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ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
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AND NOW TOMORROW

Week of October 12, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

THE PRODIGAL WOMEN
Nancy Hale
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THE PRODIGAL WOMEN

THE SEVENTH CROSS
Anna Seghers
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3

THE SEVENTH CROSS

SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR
James Aldridge
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4

SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
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5

AND NOW TOMORROW

Week of October 19, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

THE PRODIGAL WOMEN
Nancy Hale
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2

THE PRODIGAL WOMEN

THE SEVENTH CROSS
Anna Seghers
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3

THE SEVENTH CROSS

SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR
James Aldridge
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4

SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR

THE UNINVITED
Dorothy Macardle
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5

THE UNINVITED

Week of October 26, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
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1

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

THE PRODIGAL WOMEN
Nancy Hale
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2

THE PRODIGAL WOMEN

THE SEVENTH CROSS
Anna Seghers
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3

THE SEVENTH CROSS

SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR
James Aldridge
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4

SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR

HOSTAGES
Stefan Heym
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5

HOSTAGES

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