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Popular Books of the 40s - Page 3

Books popular from 1940 to 1949. This list was harder to compile because World War II was in full swing at the time.
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The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
81
Norman Mailer
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
82
Alan Paton
Seraph on the Suwanee (Zora Neale Hurston)
Seraph on the Suwanee
83
Zora Neale Hurston
The Ides of March (1948)
The Ides of March
84
1948
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
85
Dodie Smith
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.)
Cheaper by the Dozen
86
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
87
Shirley Jackson
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
88
Graham Greene
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Other Voices, Other Rooms
89
Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Blueberries for Sal
90
Robert McCloskey
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
91
George Orwell
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
92
Simone De Beauvoir
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
93
Arthur Miller
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
94
Yukio Mishima
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
95
Flannery O'Connor
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
96
Joseph Campbell
Arabella (Georgette Heyer)
Arabella
97
Georgette Heyer
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
98
The Door in the Wall (Marguerite De Angeli)
The Door in the Wall
99
Marguerite De Angeli
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
100
Jack Schaefer
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