1940s Bestselling novels in the United States

1.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,207 ratings
2.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,578 ratings
3.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,447 ratings
4.
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride 3.69 avg rating — 388 ratings
5.
Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill 3.74 avg rating — 1,862 ratings
6.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest 4.16 avg rating — 2,297 ratings
7.
The King's General
The King's General 3.89 avg rating — 5,705 ratings
8.
The Robe
The Robe 4.23 avg rating — 26,917 ratings
9.
The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge 4.19 avg rating — 52,473 ratings
10.
The Vixens
The Vixens 3.77 avg rating — 166 ratings
11.
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano 3.98 avg rating — 8,829 ratings
12.
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street 4.24 avg rating — 2,673 ratings
13.
The Black Rose
The Black Rose 4.11 avg rating — 1,399 ratings
14.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile 4.21 avg rating — 636 ratings
14.
H. M. Pulham, Esquire: A Novel
H. M. Pulham, Esquire: A Novel 3.90 avg rating — 186 ratings
16.
House Divided
House Divided 4.30 avg rating — 247 ratings
17.
Immortal Wife
Immortal Wife 3.94 avg rating — 595 ratings
18.
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven 3.99 avg rating — 802 ratings
19.
Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey 4.13 avg rating — 477 ratings
20.
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver 3.92 avg rating — 1,927 ratings
21.
Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes 4.26 avg rating — 945 ratings
22.
Raintree County
Raintree County 3.99 avg rating — 1,094 ratings
23.
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk 3.72 avg rating — 806 ratings
24.
The Egyptian
The Egyptian 4.22 avg rating — 26,978 ratings
25.
The Golden Hawk
The Golden Hawk 3.80 avg rating — 289 ratings
26.
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom 4.33 avg rating — 3,520 ratings
27.
The Moneyman
The Moneyman 3.86 avg rating — 165 ratings
28.
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit 4.01 avg rating — 710 ratings
29.
The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette 4.22 avg rating — 1,265 ratings
30.
Pilgrim's Inn (Eliots of Damerosehay, #2)
Pilgrim's Inn (Eliots of Damerosehay, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 2,251 ratings
31.
A Lion Is In The Streets
A Lion Is In The Streets 3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings
32.
A Rage to Live
A Rage to Live 3.72 avg rating — 329 ratings
33.
And Now Tomorrow
And Now Tomorrow 4.08 avg rating — 87 ratings
33.
Tomorrow Will Be Better
Tomorrow Will Be Better 3.93 avg rating — 4,462 ratings
35.
Arch of Triumph: A Novel of a Man Without a Country
Arch of Triumph: A Novel of a Man Without a Country 4.43 avg rating — 30,334 ratings
36.
B.F.'s Daughter
B.F.'s Daughter 3.83 avg rating — 81 ratings
37.
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane 3.60 avg rating — 384 ratings
38.
Cutlass Empire
Cutlass Empire 3.52 avg rating — 31 ratings
39.
Dinner at Antoine's
Dinner at Antoine's 3.69 avg rating — 543 ratings
40.
Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed 4.11 avg rating — 3,516 ratings
41.
Drivin' Woman
Drivin' Woman 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
42.
Earth and High Heaven (Cormorant Classic Reprint Series)
Earth and High Heaven (Cormorant Classic Reprint Series) 4.06 avg rating — 372 ratings
43.
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side 3.64 avg rating — 42 ratings
44.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,402 ratings
45.
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement 3.95 avg rating — 998 ratings
46.
High Towers
High Towers 3.61 avg rating — 163 ratings
47.
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley 4.21 avg rating — 18,451 ratings
48.
King's Row
King's Row 4.05 avg rating — 391 ratings
48.
The Way West
The Way West 3.96 avg rating — 5,782 ratings
50.
Kingsblood Royal
Kingsblood Royal really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 858 ratings
50.
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.09 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
52.
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle 3.57 avg rating — 210 ratings
52.
Shane
Shane 3.95 avg rating — 14,376 ratings
54.
The Emigrants (The Emigrants #1)
The Emigrants (The Emigrants #1) 4.20 avg rating — 9,424 ratings
55.
Rest and Be Thankful
Rest and Be Thankful 3.78 avg rating — 331 ratings
56.
Mary
Mary 4.06 avg rating — 77 ratings
56.
The Wanderer
The Wanderer 4.25 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
58.
Mr. and Mrs. Cugat
Mr. and Mrs. Cugat 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings
58.
Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy, #8)
Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy, #8) 4.35 avg rating — 5,257 ratings
60.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,034 ratings
61.
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington 3.76 avg rating — 264 ratings
61.
Watch for a Tall White Sail (Monroe, #1)
Watch for a Tall White Sail (Monroe, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 105 ratings
63.
Night in Bombay
Night in Bombay 3.70 avg rating — 235 ratings
63.
Blueprint for Murder
Blueprint for Murder
by: Roger Bax
3.46 avg rating — 79 ratings
65.
Oliver Wiswell
Oliver Wiswell 4.27 avg rating — 499 ratings
65.
Space Cadet
Space Cadet 3.85 avg rating — 9,288 ratings
67.
Point of No Return
Point of No Return 4.05 avg rating — 362 ratings
67.
The Ides of March
The Ides of March 3.97 avg rating — 2,154 ratings
69.
Pride's castle
Pride's castle 3.69 avg rating — 211 ratings
69.
The Blank Wall
The Blank Wall 3.82 avg rating — 1,005 ratings
71.
Britannia Mews
Britannia Mews 4.06 avg rating — 381 ratings
72.
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 7,615 ratings
73.
Heaven to Betsy / Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy #5-6)
Heaven to Betsy / Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy #5-6) 4.51 avg rating — 1,392 ratings
74.
Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6)
Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6) 4.28 avg rating — 5,207 ratings
75.
Shannon's Way
Shannon's Way 4.02 avg rating — 837 ratings
75.
Betsy Was a Junior (Betsy-Tacy, #7)
Betsy Was a Junior (Betsy-Tacy, #7) 4.21 avg rating — 5,481 ratings
77.
So Little Time
So Little Time 3.81 avg rating — 63 ratings
77.
Then and Now
Then and Now 3.59 avg rating — 676 ratings
79.
So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered 3.77 avg rating — 191 ratings
79.
Murder After Hours (Hercule Poirot, #26)
Murder After Hours (Hercule Poirot, #26) 3.80 avg rating — 41,702 ratings
81.
Stars on the Sea (American Revolution, #2)
Stars on the Sea (American Revolution, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings
81.
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 34,716 ratings
83.
Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit 3.87 avg rating — 1,443 ratings
83.
The Mitchells: Five for Victory
The Mitchells: Five for Victory 4.27 avg rating — 401 ratings
85.
The Apostle
The Apostle 4.18 avg rating — 104 ratings
85.
Bedelia
Bedelia 3.71 avg rating — 424 ratings
87.
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman 4.12 avg rating — 1,874 ratings
87.
Trouble on the Thames
Trouble on the Thames 3.47 avg rating — 102 ratings
89.
The Bishop's Mantle
The Bishop's Mantle 3.88 avg rating — 112 ratings
89.
The Friendly Persuasion
The Friendly Persuasion 3.91 avg rating — 976 ratings
91.
The lonely
The lonely 4.01 avg rating — 113 ratings
92.
The Forest and the Fort
The Forest and the Fort 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings
92.
Gentleman Ranker
Gentleman Ranker liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
94.
The Foxes of Harrow
The Foxes of Harrow 3.98 avg rating — 713 ratings
94.
The Case of the Crooked Candle
The Case of the Crooked Candle 3.93 avg rating — 1,125 ratings
96.
Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating — 354 ratings
97.
Listening Valley
Listening Valley 4.16 avg rating — 1,108 ratings
98.
The Green Years
The Green Years 4.12 avg rating — 1,350 ratings
98.
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck 3.79 avg rating — 6,883 ratings
100.
The Hucksters
The Hucksters 3.55 avg rating — 58 ratings
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