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 1936, and what you were reading instead.
1936 was the year that President Roosevelt was voted in for a second term, the year that Jesse Owens won four golds at the Berlin Olympics, and King Edward VIII abdicated the crown to marry Wallis Simpson.
So here they are, the ten top selling books of 1936 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 William Faulkner’s, Absalom, Absolom, but the top book for 1936, Gone with the Wind has more than stood the test of time.
We’ll continue this series right through to 2018, keep an eye out for 1937, coming soon!
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