We started at 1918, bringing you the bestselling books of the last one hundred years. We’re moving along now, covering each year at a time and we’re well into the 1930s now. Today we’re documenting the ten bestselling books of 1935, and what you were reading instead.
1935 was the year the Depression continued, increasing unemployment to more than 20%, Jews were stripped of their citizenship, and Mussolini attacked Ethiopia, you can see why people might have wanted to escape into books.
So here they are, the ten top selling books of 1935 as the storm clouds collected before World War II. We’re also featuring some well known books that didn’t make the cut!
1935 also saw the release of Sinclair Lewis’, It Can’t Happen Here and Dorothy L. Sayers’, Gaudy Night both of which have stood the test of time much better than the top ten of this year.
We’ll continue this series right through to 2018, keep an eye out for 1936, coming soon!
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