Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
The best books published during the 1940s decade (1940–1949).
See also
1940s lists
1940s shelf
Best By Date
Children's Books of the 1940s
Fantasy of the 1940s
Non-fiction of the 1940s
Science Fiction of the 1940s
Most Rated Book by Year
Best Books by Century:
21st, 20th,
19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th,14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th
Best Books by Decade:
2020–2029, 2010–2019, 2000–2009,
1990–1999, 1980–1989, 1970–1979, 1960–1969, 1950–1959,
1940–1949, 1930–1939, 1920–1929, 1910–1919, 1900–1909,
1890–1899, 1880–1889, 1870–1879, 1860–1869, 1850–1859,
1840–1849, 1830–1839, 1820–1829, 1810–1819, 1800–1809
Best Books by Year:
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
10,000 to 15,000, 15,000 to 20,000, 20,000 to 25,000, 25,000 to 30,000,
30,000 to 40,000, 40,000 to 50,000, 50,000 to 60,000, 60,000 to 70,000,
70,000 to 80,000, 80,000 to 89,999, 90,000 to 99,999, 100,000 to 149,999,
150,000 to 199,999, 200,000 to 499,999, 500,000 to 999,999, 1,000,000 and more
See also
1940s lists
1940s shelf
Best By Date
Children's Books of the 1940s
Fantasy of the 1940s
Non-fiction of the 1940s
Science Fiction of the 1940s
Most Rated Book by Year
Best Books by Century:
21st, 20th,
19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th,14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th
Best Books by Decade:
2020–2029, 2010–2019, 2000–2009,
1990–1999, 1980–1989, 1970–1979, 1960–1969, 1950–1959,
1940–1949, 1930–1939, 1920–1929, 1910–1919, 1900–1909,
1890–1899, 1880–1889, 1870–1879, 1860–1869, 1850–1859,
1840–1849, 1830–1839, 1820–1829, 1810–1819, 1800–1809
Best Books by Year:
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
10,000 to 15,000, 15,000 to 20,000, 20,000 to 25,000, 25,000 to 30,000,
30,000 to 40,000, 40,000 to 50,000, 50,000 to 60,000, 60,000 to 70,000,
70,000 to 80,000, 80,000 to 89,999, 90,000 to 99,999, 100,000 to 149,999,
150,000 to 199,999, 200,000 to 499,999, 500,000 to 999,999, 1,000,000 and more
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list created June 14th, 2008
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I deleted it. To the best of my knowledge, there is NO exception for translations -- and even if there were, it couldn't possibly have applied to the edition listed, which was the one translated by Thomas Shelton; the book's very first translator, who lived in the early 17th century (and was thus a contemporary of the author and, incidentally of course, Shakespeare).
The following were removed because the original publication date is out of the range specified for this list:
Stamboul Train
The Flowers of Evil
The Master and Margarita
Snow Country
Mere Christianity
Check for duplicates run – 1 found and removed.
Stamboul Train
The Flowers of Evil
The Master and Margarita
Snow Country
Mere Christianity
Check for duplicates run – 1 found and removed.
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Paul, thanks for your hard work. There are so many lists on goodreads that are relatively meaningless, based only on "flavor of the month."
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Also removed Nine Stories which also appeared in the 1950's list. The original published date for Nine Stories WAS 1948 but that was incorrect. Four of the nine weren't written until the 1950's. I've also corrected the Original Published date on the book.
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