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Private Worlds

Phyllis Bottome

Entered Apr 9, 1934 · 9 weeks on the list, last seen Jun 11, 1934

Book Power
78.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#3
2 weeks there · first Apr 9, 1934
Top-ten weeks
9
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
9
April 1934 – June 1934

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Phyllis Bottomeprimary100%—

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 9, 1934 on the timeline →
  1. #1The OppermannsLion Feuchtwanger
  2. #2Anthony AdverseHervey Allen
  3. #3Private WorldsPhyllis Bottome
  4. #4Anitra's DanceFannie Hurst
  5. #5KaleidoscopeStefan Zweig
  6. #6Work of ArtSinclair Lewis
  7. #7Magnus MerrimanEric Linklater
  8. #8HarrietElizabeth Jenkins

The #1 bestsellers of 1934

1934 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1934.