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Peter Pan Is Grownup Delight
Before I leave 1938, I want to share a review or two of works from that year that didn’t make the bestseller list but achieved fame since. Peter Pan began life in 1938 as an adult play by the Sc… more →
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Peter Pan Is Grownup Delight
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greatpenformances wrote 2 months ago: Before I leave 1938, I want to share a review or two of works from that year that didn’t make … more →
Several keepers on 1938 bestseller list
greatpenformances wrote 3 months ago: You may have noticed I posted only seven novels in this series on 1938 bestsellers. The 1938 bestsel … more →
Action and More Make Aquila a Keeper
greatpenformances wrote 3 months ago: Action at Aquila is a Civil War novel that breaks the mold. On his first leave four years into the w … more →
The Mortal Storm Has Gale-Force Power
greatpenformances wrote 3 months ago: In The Moral Storm, Phyllis Bottome rejuvenates the tired brother-against-brother theme by putting i … more →
Rebecca hasn't lost her fascination
greatpenformances wrote 3 months ago: Rebecca is Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, and with good reason. Caroline, the book … more →
Solid but Stolid Saga of Texas
greatpenformances wrote 4 months ago: And Tell of Time is the tale of a Texan, Cavin Darcy, who marries his Georgia cousin at the end of t … more →
Fictional account of 1847 scandal still a sensation
greatpenformances wrote 4 months ago: As a child, Rachel Field was curious about her great aunt, Henriette Desportes, whose tombstone told … more →
Awful Fascination in Sad, Wise Novel
greatpenformances wrote 4 months ago: In My Son, My Son, Howard Spring takes the Biblical tale of King David’s painful relationship … more →
Time at the Top
greatpenformances wrote 5 months ago: Prior to 1950, it wasn’t uncommon for an author to have a book on the bestseller list for seve … more →
Family Values Triumph in The Yearling
greatpenformances wrote 5 months ago: Marjorie Kinnan Rawling’s poignant novel The Yearling hails from an era when a novel about growing … more →
Classic Children's Tale Tops 1938 Bestseller List
greatpenformances wrote 5 months ago: The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings topped the list of bestselling novels for 1938. The poignan … more →
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