Most Popular Fiction Books of the 1930s

Star-Begotten

H. G. Wells

Science Fiction

1937

Philip Marlowe #1

The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

February 6, 1939

Charles Latimer #1

The Mask of Dimitrios

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1939

The Hopkins Manuscript

R.C. Sherriff

Science Fiction · Dystopia

1939

Bambi #2

Bambi's Children: The Story of a Forest Family

Felix Salten

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1939

The Curse of Cantire

Walter S. Masterman

Horror

1939

Sinister Barrier

Eric Frank Russell

Science Fiction

1939

The Edge of Running Water

William Sloane

Horror · Science Fiction

1939

At Swim-Two-Birds

Flann O'Brien

1939

The Clock Strikes Twelve

H. Russell Wakefield

Horror · Short Stories

1939

The Hand of Kornelius Voyt

Oliver Onions

Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Horror · Paranormal Fantasy

1939

After Many a Summer Dies the Swan

Aldous Huxley

Science Fiction · Mainstream

1939

The Faraway Tree #1

The Enchanted Wood

Enid Blyton

Fantasy · Childrens

1939

Past the End of the Pavement

Charles G. Finney

Short Stories · Mainstream

1939

Walter Goodwin

The Conquest of the Moon Pool

A. Merritt

Fantasy · Science Fiction

1939

Oz #33

Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Fantasy · Childrens

1939

The Fortress of Utopia

Jack Williamson

Science Fiction

1939

After World's End

Jack Williamson

Science Fiction

1939

Legion of Space #3

One Against the Legion

Jack Williamson

Science Fiction

1939

The Vigilante

John Steinbeck

Adult · Short Stories

January 1, 1938

Flight

John Steinbeck

Short Stories · Historical Fiction

January 1, 1938

Epitaph for a Spy

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1938

Valeshoff #2

Cause for Alarm

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1938

The Night Wind Howls

Frederick Cowles

Horror · Short Stories

1938

Fu Manchu #9

The Drums of Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer

Fantasy · Thriller

1938

One Foot in Fairyland: Sixteen Tales

Eleanor Farjeon

Fantasy · Short Stories

1938

The Thorne Smith Triplets

Thorne Smith

Fantasy · Mainstream

1938

Jason Sows Again

Arthur J. Burks

1938

The Great Amen

Arthur J. Burks

1938

The Lad and the Lion

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1938

The Tales of Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Blackwood

Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories

1938

Oz #32

The Silver Princess in Oz

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Fantasy · Childrens

1938

Ralestone Luck

Andre Norton

Fantasy

1938

The Legion of Time

Jack Williamson

Science Fiction

1938

The Chrysanthemums

John Steinbeck

Short Stories

January 1, 1937

Valeshoff #1

Background to Danger

Eric Ambler

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery

1937