We’ve looked at bestsellers of 1958, 1948, and 1938. Now I’m going to turn my attention to bestsellers of 80 years ago. The top of the 1928 list is a famous novel by a famous writer: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder.
Archive for August, 2008
1928 Bestselling novels
Posted in 1928 Bestselling Novels, Lists of bestsellers by year on August 27, 2008 | Comments Off
Peter Pan Is Grownup Delight
Posted in 1938 Bestselling Novels, tagged animated, crcodile, musical, Neverland, pirates, plays, Walt Disney on August 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Peter Pan is both more serious and more funny than Disney or musicals make it appear. Barrie uses his whimsical story to ridicule childishness in all its forms.
Several keepers on 1938 bestseller list
Posted in 1938 Bestselling Novels, My Top Pics on August 13, 2008 | Comments Off
You may have noticed I posted only seven novels in this series on 1938 bestsellers. The 1938 bestseller list contains three novels that had also been on the 1937 list
Of the 1938 entries, none are really great literature — Howard Spring’s My Son, My Son comes closest — but there are several great yarns.
The 1938 [...]
Action and More Make Aquila a Keeper
Posted in 1938 Bestselling Novels, Historical, Romance, War, tagged cavalry, Civil War, Hervey Allen, Shenandoah Valley, Sheridan on August 6, 2008 | Comments Off
Action at Aquila is a Civil War novel that breaks the mold.
The plot appears predictable, but at the last minute Hervey Allen twists it to keep readers guessing. He tops off the story with a romance, and oddball characters that made me laugh out loud, and musings on how the Civil War changed America.
