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Description:The Devil and Daniel Webster is a short story about a successful lawyer who believes you can win your soul back from the devil.Before his premature death in 1943, Stephen Vincent Benét was one of America's most prolific poets, novelists, and short-story writers. He is also, along with Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, and Robert Penn Warren, the only author to receive two Pulitzer prizes for his poetry. Featured in this anthology of his writings is a generous selection of his verse, anchored by his two Pulitzer Prize-winning poems, John Brown's Body and Western Star. Hailed by the New York Times as "an American Iliad," John Brown's Body (1929) is an epic chronicle of the Civil War, from the raid on Harper's Ferry to General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Through a versatile array of masterly short stories, Benét explored such subjects as American society, history, politics, and the supernatural. Among the two dozen stories selected for this volume are the haunting title story and the wrenching A Death in the Country. A final section representing Benét's nonfiction collects several of his penetrating essays on writing and education, including Most Unforgettable Character I've Known. Sensitively selected and thoughtfully arranged, this vibrant anthology will reintroduce readers to an American master.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Writings. To get started finding The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Writings, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Devil and Daniel Webster is a short story about a successful lawyer who believes you can win your soul back from the devil.Before his premature death in 1943, Stephen Vincent Benét was one of America's most prolific poets, novelists, and short-story writers. He is also, along with Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, and Robert Penn Warren, the only author to receive two Pulitzer prizes for his poetry. Featured in this anthology of his writings is a generous selection of his verse, anchored by his two Pulitzer Prize-winning poems, John Brown's Body and Western Star. Hailed by the New York Times as "an American Iliad," John Brown's Body (1929) is an epic chronicle of the Civil War, from the raid on Harper's Ferry to General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Through a versatile array of masterly short stories, Benét explored such subjects as American society, history, politics, and the supernatural. Among the two dozen stories selected for this volume are the haunting title story and the wrenching A Death in the Country. A final section representing Benét's nonfiction collects several of his penetrating essays on writing and education, including Most Unforgettable Character I've Known. Sensitively selected and thoughtfully arranged, this vibrant anthology will reintroduce readers to an American master.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Writings. To get started finding The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Writings, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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