TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

September 1944

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Week of September 3, 1944

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THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
1

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
2

STRANGE FRUIT

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
Joseph S. Pennell
Cover of THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
3

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
4

A BELL FOR ADANO

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
Ben Ames Williams
Cover of LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
5

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN

Week of September 10, 1944

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THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
Joseph S. Pennell
Cover of THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
1

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
3

STRANGE FRUIT

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
4

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
5

A BELL FOR ADANO

Week of September 17, 1944

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THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
Joseph S. Pennell
Cover of THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
1

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
3

STRANGE FRUIT

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
4

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
5

A BELL FOR ADANO

Week of September 24, 1944

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THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
Joseph S. Pennell
Cover of THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
1

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
3

STRANGE FRUIT

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
4

A BELL FOR ADANO

TIME MUST HAVE A STOP
Aldous Huxley
Cover of TIME MUST HAVE A STOP
5

TIME MUST HAVE A STOP

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