The top bestsellers of 1916

1. Seventeen by Booth Tarkington
2. When a Man’s a Man by Harold Bell Wright
3. Just David by Eleanor H. Porter
4. Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells
5. Life and Gabriella by Ellen Glasgow
6. The Real Adventure by Henry Kitchell Webster
7. Bars of Iron by Ethel M. Dell
8. Nan of Music Mountain by Frank H. Spearman
9. Dear Enemy by Jean Webster
10. The Heart of Rachael by Kathleen Norris

Here is further information, a very interesting discussion of the works, hat tip goes to Ted Gioia.