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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

Week of November 19, 1934

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SO RED THE ROSE
Stark Young
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SO RED THE ROSE

by Stark Young · Scribner

17 wks at #1 · 17 on list

Young's novel of war coming to the Natchez region of Mississippi has long been considered one of the best of Civil War novels. “If you would understand what was best in the Old South, its attitude toward life, you will find them here, glowing with that same vitality which was theirs in life.”-New York Times. Southern Classics Series.

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LOST HORIZON
James Hilton
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LOST HORIZON

by James Hilton · Morrow

5 wks on list
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CAPTAIN CAUTION
Kenneth Roberts
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CAPTAIN CAUTION

by Kenneth Roberts · Doubleday, Doran

1 wks on list

This is the classic series from Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novelist Kenneth Roberts, all featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. Rabble in Arms continues with the exploits of Benedict Arnold, and includes many of the characters from the first book. The Lively Lady is a novel about the War of 1812 and tells the story of U.S. sea captain Richard Nason as he is captured by the British and sent to Dartmoor Prison. Captain Caution is another seafaring tale of the War of 1812.

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