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1vpfluke
Back to the Depression with one great book and some obscure ones:
1. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, owned by 2,054, reviewed by 28. Her next most owned book is Imperial Woman, owned by 140 (3 reviews).
2. Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather, owned by 92 (no reviews). This book is overshadowed by her My Antonia, owned by 2,101, reviewed by 27. Cather is still much read.
3. A White Bird Flying by Bess Streeter Aldrich, owned by 32 (no reviews. Her A Lantern in the hand is more common with 94 ownes, and 3 reviews.
4. Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum, owned by 16 (no reviews). This had been combined with Hotel Berlin written during WWII. Grand Hotel was made into a film. The German original is Menschen im Hotel (and now the Touchstone works).
5. Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes, 9 owners, no reviews.
6. The Road Back by Erich Maria Remarque, 31 owners and 1 review. this German writer was much better known for All Quiet on the Western Front, owned by 2,362, and 34 reviews.
7. "The Bridge of Desire" by Warwick Deeping, no owners. A playwright elopes and then returns to his accepting wife. Worldcat has 119 copies in various libraries around the world. It was actually written in Britain in 1916.
8. Back Street by Fannie Hurst, owned by 5 (no reviews).
9. Finch's Fortune by Mazo de la Roche, owned by 15 (no reviews). This Canadian novelist is better lnown for The Building of Jalna, owned by 38, and which had sequels.
10. Maid in Waiting by John Galsworthy, owned by 27 (no reviews). This is actually part 7 of the Forsyte Saga series. The third trilogy is called End of the Chapter.
1. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, owned by 2,054, reviewed by 28. Her next most owned book is Imperial Woman, owned by 140 (3 reviews).
2. Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather, owned by 92 (no reviews). This book is overshadowed by her My Antonia, owned by 2,101, reviewed by 27. Cather is still much read.
3. A White Bird Flying by Bess Streeter Aldrich, owned by 32 (no reviews. Her A Lantern in the hand is more common with 94 ownes, and 3 reviews.
4. Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum, owned by 16 (no reviews). This had been combined with Hotel Berlin written during WWII. Grand Hotel was made into a film. The German original is Menschen im Hotel (and now the Touchstone works).
5. Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes, 9 owners, no reviews.
6. The Road Back by Erich Maria Remarque, 31 owners and 1 review. this German writer was much better known for All Quiet on the Western Front, owned by 2,362, and 34 reviews.
7. "The Bridge of Desire" by Warwick Deeping, no owners. A playwright elopes and then returns to his accepting wife. Worldcat has 119 copies in various libraries around the world. It was actually written in Britain in 1916.
8. Back Street by Fannie Hurst, owned by 5 (no reviews).
9. Finch's Fortune by Mazo de la Roche, owned by 15 (no reviews). This Canadian novelist is better lnown for The Building of Jalna, owned by 38, and which had sequels.
10. Maid in Waiting by John Galsworthy, owned by 27 (no reviews). This is actually part 7 of the Forsyte Saga series. The third trilogy is called End of the Chapter.
2MarianV
Ah yes, Fannie Hurst. Her books usually appeared under plain brown wrappers. She was very popular, but few admitted to actually reading her, she was considered very risque. Perhaps a cross between Danielle Steele writing Bridget Jones today she would be considered mainstream & more than a little boring.
3usnmm2
I read the 1932 Pulitzer Prize Book The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
and the two other books in her trilogy Sons and A House Divided
I have not read Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather but I have have read My Antonia.
and the two other books in her trilogy Sons and A House Divided
I have not read Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather but I have have read My Antonia.
4aviddiva
I haven't read Grand Hotel, but the movie is great.
5Bookmarque
Zilch.
6varielle
US Non-Fiction
1. Education of a Princess, Grand Duchess Marie 24 copies on LT
2. The Story of San Michele, Axel Munthe 154 copies
3. Washington Merry-Go-Round, anonymous (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen) 0 copies
4. Boners: Being a Collection of Schoolboy Wisdom, or Knowledge as It Is Sometimes Written, compiled by Alexander Abingdon; illustrated by Dr. Seuss 3 copies
5. Culbertson's Summary, Ely Culbertson 1 copy
6. Contract Bridge Blue Book, Ely Culbertson 0 copies
7. Fatal Interview, Edna St. Vincent Millay 28 copies
8. The Epic of America, James Truslow Adams 27 copies
9. Mexico: A Study of Two Americas, Stuart Chase 1 copy
10. New Russia's Primer, Mikhail Ilin 2 copies
1. Education of a Princess, Grand Duchess Marie 24 copies on LT
2. The Story of San Michele, Axel Munthe 154 copies
3. Washington Merry-Go-Round, anonymous (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen) 0 copies
4. Boners: Being a Collection of Schoolboy Wisdom, or Knowledge as It Is Sometimes Written, compiled by Alexander Abingdon; illustrated by Dr. Seuss 3 copies
5. Culbertson's Summary, Ely Culbertson 1 copy
6. Contract Bridge Blue Book, Ely Culbertson 0 copies
7. Fatal Interview, Edna St. Vincent Millay 28 copies
8. The Epic of America, James Truslow Adams 27 copies
9. Mexico: A Study of Two Americas, Stuart Chase 1 copy
10. New Russia's Primer, Mikhail Ilin 2 copies
7vpfluke
Gosh, the day when two bridge books could be on the bestseller list. I always remember one of Culbertson's books being around when I was a kid, but I never wanted to play bridge (although there was one year I played whist).
8SanctiSpiritus
Very interesting information. Thank you for posting it.
9krolik
Will vouch for Cather's Shadows on the Rock. Largely forgotten now but quite rewarding, about the early days in Quebec.
10aviddiva
Oh, I remember Boners! As a kid I thought these were hysterical (don't know if I would now, though.)
12Storeetllr
Oh! The Story of San Michele was wonderful! I read it in 1966 and it sparked a lifelong love of Italy.
It's been too long; I need to reread it.
It's been too long; I need to reread it.
14vpfluke
I see that now there are 131 LTers owning Shadow on the rock. A Quebec historical novel.
#13: Is it woth the read?
#13: Is it woth the read?
15LouisBranning
vpfluke, Shadows on the Rock is absolutely worth reading, and though it's over-shadowed in Cather's canon by both My Antonia and Death Comes for the Archbishop, it's an exceptional novel, and I'm fortunate enough to own a 1st ed. of it that's still in excellent shape.
16vpfluke
Well, I bought Shadows on the Rock without reading your urging. I was in an independent bookstore in NYC yesterday, and thought I should find two books to help support them and this was one of them. I'm only on Page 7, but Willa Cather, I can see, is a good writer.
(By the way, the other book I bought was David Crystal's The Fight for English: how language pundits, ate, shot , and left.)
(By the way, the other book I bought was David Crystal's The Fight for English: how language pundits, ate, shot , and left.)