TheBestseller
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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of December 5, 1938

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THE HORSE AND BUGGY DOCTOR
Arthur E. Hertzler
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THE HORSE AND BUGGY DOCTOR

by Arthur E. Hertzler · Harper

18 wks on list

'An honest and objective self-record that puts on paper one of the most beloved traditions of the past and shows that the fundamental virtues for which the country doctor was cherished have survived into the scientific present, while many not-so-good aspects of sentimental old days have fortunately been left behind.'---Books

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CHATEAUBRIAND
Andre Maurois
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ALONE
Richard E. Byrd
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ALONE

by Richard E. Byrd · Putnam

2 wks on list
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QUEEN VICTORIA'S DAUGHTERS
E. F. Benson
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QUEEN VICTORIA'S DAUGHTERS

by E. F. Benson · Appleton-Century

2 wks on list

This book's pages contains the classic account of Queen Victoria's daughters by E. F. Benson. Using sources such letters and other writings Benson provides an immensely interesting insight into each of Victoria's daughters and their relationships with their mother and their royalty. Ben was a prolific writer of his time producing over 90 works. Queen Victoria's Daughters was first published in 1938 and is here republished with an introductory biography of the author.

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THIS PEACE
Thomas Mann

THIS PEACE

by Thomas Mann · Knopf

1 wks on list

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