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Popular Books of the 50s

The post-war decade saw a lot of literary classics. Here are ten books popular each year from 1950 to 1959.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
1
C.S. Lewis
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
2
Patricia Highsmith
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
3
Nevil Shute
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy
4
Georgette Heyer
The Town and the City
The Town and the City
5
The Story of Art (E.H. Gombrich)
The Story of Art
6
E.H. Gombrich
The Secret of the Wooden Lady
The Secret of the Wooden Lady
7
Henry Huggins
Henry Huggins
8
Across the River and Into the Trees
Across the River and Into the Trees
9
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
10
Isaac Asimov
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
11
J.D. Salinger
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
12
Daphne Du Maurier
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
13
James Jones
The Rebel (Albert Camus)
The Rebel
14
Albert Camus
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
15
Ray Bradbury
Speak, Memory (Vladimir Nabokov)
Speak, Memory
16
Vladimir Nabokov
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
17
Iaac Asimov
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
18
Graham Greene
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
19
John Wyndham
Prince Caspian (C. S. Lewis)
Prince Caspian
20
C. S. Lewis
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
21
John Steinbeck
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
22
E.B. White
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
23
C.S. Lewis
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
24
Mary Norton
Seven Years in Tibet (Heinrich Harrer)
Seven Years in Tibet
25
Heinrich Harrer
Patricia Highsmith the Price of Salt
Patricia Highsmith the Price of Salt
26
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
27
Ernest Hemingway
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
28
Ralph Ellison
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
29
Samuel Beckett
The Palm Wine Drinkard
The Palm Wine Drinkard
30
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
31
Ray Bradbury
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
32
Arthur Miller
The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)
The Silver Chair
33
C.S. Lewis
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
34
Ian Fleming
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
35
J.D. Salinger
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
36
Raymond Chandler
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
37
James Baldwin
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
38
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
39
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying
40
Ira Levin
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