TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

May 1943

FictionNonfiction
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Week of May 3, 1943

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THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
1

THE ROBE

THE HUMAN COMEDY
William Saroyan
2

THE HUMAN COMEDY

GIDEON PLANISH
Sinclair Lewis
3

GIDEON PLANISH

THE FOREST AND THE FORT
Hervey Allen
4

THE FOREST AND THE FORT

THE VALLEY OF DECISION
Marcia Davenport
Cover of THE VALLEY OF DECISION
5

THE VALLEY OF DECISION

Week of May 10, 1943

Full list →
THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
1

THE ROBE

THE HUMAN COMEDY
William Saroyan
2

THE HUMAN COMEDY

THE FOREST AND THE FORT
Hervey Allen
3

THE FOREST AND THE FORT

THE VALLEY OF DECISION
Marcia Davenport
Cover of THE VALLEY OF DECISION
4

THE VALLEY OF DECISION

EXPERIMENT PERILOUS
Margaret Carpenter
5

EXPERIMENT PERILOUS

Week of May 17, 1943

Full list →
THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
1

THE ROBE

GIDEON PLANISH
Sinclair Lewis
2

GIDEON PLANISH

THE VALLEY OF DECISION
Marcia Davenport
Cover of THE VALLEY OF DECISION
3

THE VALLEY OF DECISION

THE HUMAN COMEDY
William Saroyan
4

THE HUMAN COMEDY

CITIZEN TOM PAINE
Howard Fast
5

CITIZEN TOM PAINE

Week of May 24, 1943

Full list →
THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
1

THE ROBE

THE VALLEY OF DECISION
Marcia Davenport
Cover of THE VALLEY OF DECISION
2

THE VALLEY OF DECISION

CAPRICORNIA
Xavier Herbert
3

CAPRICORNIA

GIDEON PLANISH
Sinclair Lewis
4

GIDEON PLANISH

THE HUMAN COMEDY
William Saroyan
5

THE HUMAN COMEDY

Week of May 31, 1943

Full list →
THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
1

THE ROBE

THE VALLEY OF DECISION
Marcia Davenport
Cover of THE VALLEY OF DECISION
2

THE VALLEY OF DECISION

GIDEON PLANISH
Sinclair Lewis
3

GIDEON PLANISH

CAPRICORNIA
Xavier Herbert
4

CAPRICORNIA

THE HUMAN COMEDY
William Saroyan
5

THE HUMAN COMEDY

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