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1. The best selling novel of 1940 was Richard Llewellyn's novel about the Morgans, a hard working but poor mining family in South Wales. The central character is the youngest Morgan, Hew, through whose eyes the novel unravels. What is the name of this book?
2. Ernest Hemingway had one of his most commercially successful novels that ranked fourth in 1940 and fifth in 1941. The novel dealt with the Spanish Civil War, a prelude to World War Two. It followed a teacher who was also a demolition expert into that war, which Hemingway, as a reporter, observed. Which of these was that novel?
3. Many of the most popular novels of this era had a religious theme. 1942 was no exception as Franz Werfel historical novel was number one in sales. What novel told the story of a simple peasant girl who sees the virgin Mary?
4. In 1943 the public focused on a tell-it-like-it-is novel by Betty Smith that was to remain on the best seller list for two years. Essentially autobiographical, it tells of saga of growing up in poverty in a section of New York City during the 1920s. What is the name of this novel?
5. After opening in 1944 as number four, in 1945 it topped all sales. A real 'pot boiler' it featured an historical backdrop of the Plague and the Great Fire of London. The heroine sleeps with or marries men as she rises in society and wealth. The title was "Forever _____"
6. Lloyd C. Douglas wrote a novel that was number one in 1943 and second in 1944 and 1945 and seventh in 1942. It was one of those novels with a religious bent that were very popular during this era. It follows a series of events that were the fictionalized aftermath of the Crucifixion.
7. Mary Jane Ward authored "The Snake Pit", on the best seller list in 1946. What is the subject of this novel?
8. "Gentleman's Agreement" by Laura Z. Hobson explored the sources and effect of prejudice in society. What prejudice is the theme of the novel?
9. By 1948 a flow of novels about World War Two began to hit the book shops. Many of these were written by veterans, such as Norman Mailer, who wrote one of the more successful novels of 1948. What was the name of this novel?
10. Mika Waltari wrote a novel in his native Finnish in 1945. When the English translation became available in 1949, it shot to the top of the 1949 best seller list. What was the name of this historical novel?
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