Friday, November 20, 2015

Wright & Brown - top 20 authors 1934 - 1940


For bibliophiles out there and fans of 1930s popular fiction, here is a list of the 20 most prolific Wright & Brown authors by year between 1934 and 1940, based on British Library data.  The total number of books published is the figure in brackets next to the year, and the figure after the author's name is the number of books they published during the year.

1934 (143)
  1. VERNER, Gerald. (7)
  2. DANIEL, Roland. (7)
  3. Sutcliffe, Halliwell, 1870-1932. (7)
  4. Brame, Charlotte M., 1836-1884. (5)
  5. EASTWOOD, Helen. (5)
  6. SISCO, J. Samuel. (4)
  7. EVANS, Gwyn. (4)
  8. WEST, Alroy. (3)
  9. BARRE, Jean. (3)
  10. TRENT, Paul, pseud. [i.e. Edward Platt.] (3)
  11. JONES, M. Sheridan. (3)
  12. Swan, Annie S., 1859-1943 (3)
  13. STUART, Donald, Novelist. (3)
  14. HARVEY, Marion. (3) 
  15. RICHMOND, Mary, pseud. [i.e. Kathleen Lindsay.] (2)
  16. MACGRATH, Manda. (2)
  17. PICKFORD, Margaret. (2)
  18. BAXTER, Olive, pseud. [i.e. Helen Eastwood.] (2)
  19. KAYE, Louis. (2)
  20. HALES, Alfred Greenwood. (2)
    1935 (200)
  1. Swan, Annie S., 1859-1943 (12)
  2. Brame, Charlotte M., 1836-1884. (8)
  3. DANIEL, Roland. (7)
  4. TRENT, Paul, pseud. [i.e. Edward Platt.] (6)
  5. VERNER, Gerald. (6)
  6. TREVOR, Ralph, pseud. [i.e. James Reginald Wilmot.] (6)
  7. Oxenham, John, 1852-1941. (6)
  8. Rees, Rosemary, 1876-1963 (5)
  9. RICHMOND, Mary, pseud. [i.e. Kathleen Lindsay.] (4)
  10. MACGRATH, Manda. (4)
  11. CULLUM, Ridgwell. (4)
  12. MILLER, Elizabeth York. (4)
  13. EVANS, Gwyn. (4)
  14. APPLIN, Arthur. (3)
  15. BARRE, Jean. (3)
  16. PICKFORD, Margaret. (3)
  17. STUART, Donald, Novelist. (3)
  18. HARVEY, Marion. (3)
  19. GOULD, Nat, the Elder. (2)
  20. MILTON, Elizabeth, pseud. [i.e. Elizabeth Lusk.] (2)
    1936 (172)
  1. Brame, Charlotte M., 1836-1884. (8)
  2. VERNER, Gerald. (7)
  3. DANIEL, Roland. (7)
  4. Lowndes, Marie Belloc, 1868-1947. (6)
  5. BRANDON, John Gordon. (6)
  6. RICHMOND, Mary, pseud. [i.e. Kathleen Lindsay.] (4)
  7. BARRE, Jean. (4)
  8. CULLUM, Ridgwell. (4)
  9. Swan, Annie S., 1859-1943 (4)
  10. EASTWOOD, Helen. (4)
  11. EVANS, Gwyn. (4)
  12. MILTON, Elizabeth, pseud. [i.e. Elizabeth Lusk.] (4)
  13. CONDÉ, Phillip. (4)
  14. MANN, Jack. (3)
  15. CARLYLE, Anthony, pseud. [i.e. Gladys Alexandra Milton.] (3)
  16. Hocking, Joseph. (3)
  17. HALES, Alfred Greenwood. (3)
  18. JOHNSTON, Frank. (2)
  19. DARK, Rex. (2)
  20. WALLACE, Trevor. (2)
1937 (161)
  1. Snow, Charles H. (Charles Horace), 1877-1967. (9)
  2. APPLIN, Arthur. (7)
  3. RICHMOND, Mary, pseud. [i.e. Kathleen Lindsay.] (6)
  4. Marshall, Gary, 1877-1967. (6)
  5. Brame, Charlotte M., 1836-1884. (6)
  6. HALES, Alfred Greenwood. (6)
  7. VERNER, Gerald. (5)
  8. BRANDON, John Gordon. (5)
  9. DANIEL, Roland. (5)
  10. Ballew, Charles, 1877-1967. (4)
  11. TRENT, Paul, pseud. [i.e. Edward Platt.] (4)
  12. CULLUM, Ridgwell. (4)
  13. WALLACE, Trevor. (4)
  14. CONDÉ, Phillip. (4)
  15. EASTWOOD, Helen. (3)
  16. TREVOR, Ralph, pseud. [i.e. James Reginald Wilmot.] (3)
  17. EVANS, Gwyn. (3)
  18. DARK, Rex. (3)
  19. WEST, Alroy. (2)
  20. PICKFORD, Margaret. (2)
    1938 (136)
  1. BRANDON, John Gordon. (7)
  2. Brame, Charlotte M., 1836-1884. (6)
  3. CONDÉ, Phillip. (6)
  4. RICHMOND, Mary, pseud. [i.e. Kathleen Lindsay.] (5)
  5. VERNER, Gerald. (5)
  6. TREVOR, Ralph, pseud. [i.e. James Reginald Wilmot.] (5)
  7. Snow, Charles H. (Charles Horace), 1877-1967. (5)
  8. WALLACE, Trevor. (5)
  9. Marshall, Gary, 1877-1967. (4)
  10. PICKFORD, Margaret. (4)
  11. DANIEL, Roland. (4)
  12. TURK, Frances. (3)
  13. EASTWOOD, Helen. (3)
  14. EVANS, Gwyn. (3)
  15. Manton, Peter, 1908-1973. (2)
  16. WOOD, Eric, Writer of Fiction. (2)
  17. Garnett, Roger, 1905-1986. (2)
  18. BOLTON, John, Novelist. (2)
  19. MILN, Crichton. (2)
  20. FRAZER, Martin. (2)
    1939 (107)
  1. Ballew, Charles, 1877-1967. (5)
  2. DANIEL, Roland. (5)
  3. Marshall, Gary, 1877-1967. (4)
  4. BARRE, Jean. (4)
  5. Brame, Charlotte M., 1836-1884. (4)
  6. TREVOR, Ralph, pseud. [i.e. James Reginald Wilmot.] (4)
  7. BRANDON, John Gordon. (4)
  8. Snow, Charles H. (Charles Horace), 1877-1967. (4)
  9. RICHMOND, Mary, pseud. [i.e. Kathleen Lindsay.] (3)
  10. Manton, Peter, 1908-1973. (3)
  11. VERNER, Gerald. (3)
  12. WOOD, Eric, Writer of Fiction. (3)
  13. COOK, William Wallace. (3)
  14. EVANS, Gwyn. (3)
  15. BAXTER, Olive, pseud. [i.e. Helen Eastwood.] (3)
  16. WYNNE, Pamela, pseud. [i.e. Winifred Mary Scott.] (2)
  17. DORIAN, Anne. (2)
  18. EASTWOOD, Helen. (2)
  19. DARK, Rex. (2)
  20. KENT, Pete, pseud. [i.e. Gladwell Richardson.] (2)
    1940 (74)
  1. RICHMOND, Mary, pseud. [i.e. Kathleen Lindsay.] (6)
  2. TREVOR, Ralph, pseud. [i.e. James Reginald Wilmot.] (5)
  3. BRANDON, John Gordon. (5)
  4. VERNER, Gerald. (4)
  5. Snow, Charles H. (Charles Horace), 1877-1967. (4)
  6. BARRE, Jean. (3)
  7. Brame, Charlotte M., 1836-1884. (3)
  8. DESMOND, Hugh. (3) [ie Kathleen Lindsay]
  9. DANIEL, Roland. (3)
  10. Riley, Tex, 1908-1973. (2)
  11. Ballew, Charles, 1877-1967. (2)
  12. WOOD, Eric, Writer of Fiction. (2)
  13. EASTWOOD, Helen. (2)
  14. Westland, Lynn, 1899-1986. (2)
  15. BAXTER, Olive, pseud. [i.e. Helen Eastwood.] (2)
  16. STEWART, Frances, pseud. [i.e. James Reginald Wilmot.] (2)
  17. FRAZER, Martin. (2)
  18. CONDÉ, Phillip. (2)
  19. CROMWELL, A. G. E. (1)
  20. WALKER, Rowland. (1)


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