Professor Hamilton's Diary: August 21, 1935

He reads 'Anthony Adverse,' a major hit in book and movie forms

Professor Hamilton had an upset stomach today — “probably due to something I had eaten” — and laid low into the evening. However, he did feel well enough to read some of Anthony Adverse, which was the best-selling novel in the United States for two consecutive years, 1933 to 1934, and inspired an Academy Award-winning movie.

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This first-edition of the book is being offered by the rare book dealer Yesterday’s Muse Books.