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The Most Popular Books Published in 1942

This is a collection of books published in 1942 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
1
Albert Camus
Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
2
C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
3
C.S. Lewis
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Albert Camus)
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
4
Albert Camus
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
5
Agatha Christie
The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Runaway Bunny
6
Margaret Wise Brown
The Poky Little Puppy (Janette Sebring Lowrey)
The Poky Little Puppy
7
Janette Sebring Lowrey
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
8
Edith Hamilton
Chess Story (Stefan Zweig)
Chess Story
9
Stefan Zweig
Five Little Pigs (Agatha Christie)
Five Little Pigs
10
Agatha Christie
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
11
Beryl Markham
The Little House
The Little House
12
The Moving Finger (Agatha Christie)
The Moving Finger
13
Agatha Christie
Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island (Enid Blyton)
Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island
14
Enid Blyton
The Robe (Lloyd C. Douglas)
The Robe
15
Lloyd C. Douglas
The Moon Is Down (John Steinbeck)
The Moon Is Down
16
John Steinbeck
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
17
Raymond Chandler
Homer Price (Robert McCloskey)
Homer Price
18
Robert McCloskey
Five Go Adventuring Again (Enid Blyton)
Five Go Adventuring Again
19
Enid Blyton
The World of Yesterday (Stefan Zweig)
The World of Yesterday
20
Stefan Zweig
Three Little Kittens (Masha)
Three Little Kittens
21
Masha
Dust Tracks on a Road (Zora Neale Hurston)
Dust Tracks on a Road
22
Zora Neale Hurston
Go Down, Moses (William Faulkner)
Go Down, Moses
23
William Faulkner
Embers (Sandor Marai)
Embers
24
Sandor Marai
Five on Kirrin Island Again (Enid Blyton)
Five on Kirrin Island Again
25
Enid Blyton
Bambi (Little Golden Books)
Bambi
26
Little Golden Books
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy (Joseph A. Schumpeter)
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
27
Joseph A. Schumpeter
Adam of the Road (Elizabeth Janet Gray)
Adam of the Road
28
Elizabeth Janet Gray
Cecily G and the Nine Monkeys (Unknown)
Cecily G and the Nine Monkeys
29
Unknown
The Shooting Star (Hergé)
The Shooting Star
30
Hergé
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Maud Hart Lovelace)
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill
31
Maud Hart Lovelace
Waldo and Magic Inc (Robert Heinlein)
Waldo and Magic Inc
32
Robert Heinlein
Snow Treasure (Marie McSwigan)
Snow Treasure
33
Marie McSwigan
Mimesis (Eric Auerbach)
Mimesis
34
Eric Auerbach
The Case for Christianity
The Case for Christianity
35
The Boxcar Children 1-4 (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
The Boxcar Children 1-4
36
Gertrude Chandler Warner
How to Cook a Wolf (M.F.K. Fisher)
How to Cook a Wolf
37
M.F.K. Fisher
The Quest of the Missing Map (Carolyn Keene)
The Quest of the Missing Map
38
Carolyn Keene
The Art of Dramatic Writing (Lajos Egri)
The Art of Dramatic Writing
39
Lajos Egri
Saturnin
Saturnin
40
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