The novels of Robert W. Chambers made the best sellers list a number of times between 1900 and 1910* but did not make the list in the 20's and 30's. RWC's main market was the magazine. Most of his books came out in serial and already had made him his money before they even saw hardback. It is strange that he also made the best sellers list with his novels since those that wanted could read his stories in the magazines.

The Fighting Chance deals with alcoholism and may have been a gift item used to provoke feelings of guilt or hope. It is still the easiest to find and the hardest to read. I was at a used book store on this last Oct. 31 (1997) and they had 12 or 15 copies.

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    F I C T I O N

  1. Coniston, Winston Churchill

  2. Lady Baltimore, Owen Wister

  3. The Fighting Chance, Robert W. Chambers

  4. The House of a Thousand Candles, Meredith Nicholson

  5. Jane Cable, George Barr McCutcheon

  6. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair

  7. The Awakening of Helena Ritchie, Margaret Deland

  8. The Spoilers, Rex Beach

  9. The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton

  10. The Wheel of Life, Ellen Glasgow

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    F I C T I O N

  1. The Lady of the Decoration, Frances Little

  2. The Weavers, Gilbert Parker

  3. The Port of Missing Men, Meredith Nicholson

  4. The Shuttle, Frances Hodgson Burnett

  5. The Brass Bowl, Louis J. Vance

  6. Satan Sanderson, Hallie Erminie Rives

  7. The Daughter of Anderson Crow, George Barr McCutcheon

  8. The Younger Set, Robert W. Chambers

  9. The Doctor, Ralph Connor

  10. Half a Rogue, Harold MacGrath

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    F I C T I O N

  1. The Broad Highway, Jeffrey Farnol

  2. The Prodigal Judge, Vaughan Kester

  3. The Winning of Barbara Worth, Harold Bell Wright

  4. Queed, Henry Sydnor Harrison

  5. The Harvester, Gene Stratton Porter

  6. The Iron Woman, Margaret Deland

  7. The Long Roll, Mary Johnston

  8. Molly Make-Believe, Eleanor Abbott

  9. The Rosary, Florence Barclay

  10. The Common Law, Robert W. Chambers

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    F I C T I O N

  1. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, V. Blasco Iba�ez

  2. The Arrow of Gold, Joseph Conrad

  3. The Desert of Wheat, Zane Grey

  4. Dangerous Days, Mary Roberts Rinehart

  5. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land, Ralph Connor

  6. The Re-Creation of Brian Kent, Harold Bell Wright

  7. Dawn, Gene Stratton Porter

  8. The Tin Soldier, Temple Bailey

  9. Christopher and Columbus, "Elizabeth"

  10. In Secret, Robert W. Chambers

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* list according to Cader Books