Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Prince of Foxes
Entered Aug 3, 1947 · 26 weeks on the list, last seen Jan 25, 1948
- Book Power
- 224.3
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Peak
- #2
- 9 weeks there · first Aug 17, 1947
- Top-ten weeks
- 22
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 26
- August 1947 – January 1948
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.
| Author | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Shellabarger | primary | 100% | — |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Aug 17, 1947 on the timeline →- #1The MoneymanThomas B. Costain
- #2Prince of FoxesSamuel Shellabarger
- #3Gentleman's AgreementLaura Z. Hobson
- #4Kingsblood RoyalSinclair Lewis
- #5Knock on Any DoorWillard Motley
- #6The VixensFrank Yerby
- #7The Story of Mrs. MurphyNatalie Anderson Scott
- #8Mrs. MikeBenedict Freedman & Nancy Freedman
- #9The Sling and the ArrowStuart David Engstrand
- #10Give Us Our DreamArthemise Goertz
The #1 bestsellers of 1947
1947 in books →Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1947.
- B.F.'s DAUGHTER · John P. Marquand
- Lydia Bailey · Kenneth Roberts
- Gentleman's Agreement · Laura Z. Hobson
- Kingsblood Royal · Sinclair Lewis
- The Moneyman · Thomas B. Costain
- House Divided · Ben Ames Williams