Year of Meteors by Walt Whitman appeared in the poetry collection Leaves of Grass. Though it was first published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and rewriting Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times.
Some wonderful new books arriving in September, including the latest novel from Pulitzer Prize Winner Elizabeth Strout and a short story collection from the amazing Mariana Enriquez. Enjoy 5 Stunning New Books for September 2024!
Enter a Dragoon by Thomas Hardy appeared in the short story collection A Changed Man and Other Tales which was published in 1913.
The Grey Woman by Elizabeth Gaskell appears in her Tales of Mystery and the Macabre collection. It was first published in January 1861 in volume IV of Charles Dickens’ All the Year Round.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was first published in 1899. It tells the story of the sailor Charles Marlow as he tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African interior.
Ancient myths and legends have been passed down for thousands of years. These stories fascinate us with their exciting mix of epic adventure, intriguing mystery and lurking, sinister evil. In recent years, a number of books that tell the unheard stories of mythological characters have become huge bestsellers. Enjoy 5 Retold Greek Myths Everyone Should Read.
Master Zacharius by Jules Verne was written in 1854 but not published until 1874. It appeared in the short story collection A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories.
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer. It was originally published in 1923.
Kurt Vonnegut emerged as a novelist and essayist in the 1960s and penned the classic books Cat’s Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions. Test your knowledge of his life and work with our Slapstick Kurt Vonnegut Book Quiz!
The short story Oysters by Anton Chekhov was published originally in the Dec 1884 issue of Budilnik magazine. It was later included into Chekhov’s 1886 collection Motley Stories.
