1949


1984
Death of a Salesman
The Sheltering Sky
Confessions of a Mask
The Lottery and Other Stories
Earth Abides
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Farmer Giles of Ham
Love in a Cold Climate (Radlett & Montdore, #2)
The Skin
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Third Man
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Kingdom of This World
Nothing More Than Murder
1984 by George OrwellDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonCrooked House by Agatha ChristieLove in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
Best Books 1949
103 books — 43 voters

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisFarmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryStuart Little by E.B. White
Best Fantasy of the 40s
61 books — 56 voters

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Little White Horse by Elizabeth GoudgeThe Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du BoisBedknob and Broomstick by Mary NortonThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Children's Fantasy of the 1940s
38 books — 26 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
815 books — 1,160 voters

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