Top 10 Books of Plays & Novels by Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder was an American writer, who wrote novels and plays. He's well-known for "Our Town" (1938), "The Skin of Our Teeth" (1943), "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943), and "Bridge of San Luis Rey." He received the Pulitzer Prize, the Gold Medal for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Book Committee's Medal for Literature. Top 10 Books About the Lost Generation
The "Lost Generation" of American writers included: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Sherwood Anderson, Kay Boyle, Hart Crane, Ford Maddox Ford and Zelda Fitzgerald. The term was first used by Gertrude Stein who told Hemingway, "you are all a lost generation." Top 10 Books By John Dos Passos
John Dos Passos (1896-1970) is perhaps best known for "Manhattan Transfer" (1925). His other works include novels including "One Man's Initiation (1920) and "Three Soldiers" (1921); a collection of essays, "Rosinante to the Road Again" (1922); poems collected in "A Pushcart at the Curb" (1922); plays including "The Garbage Man" (1926), "Airways" (1928), and "Fortune Heights" (1934). Top 10 Books About Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was a popular and controversial writer in his time, famous for books like "The Sun Also Rises," "The Old Man and the Sea," "In Our Time," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," and other works. With F. Scott Fitzgerald, he was part of the "Lost Generation" of writers. Top 10 Books About Anne Frank
Anne Frank is one of the most famous writers in Holocaust literature. Frank was still a teenager when she died in a concentration camp. Top 10 Books By Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber is famous for books like: "So Big," "Show Boat," "Cimarron," and "Giant." Ferber received the Pulitzer Prize in 1924. Top 10 Books about "Leaves of Grass"
Walt Whitman first published "Leaves of Grass" in 1855, with 12 poems. In subsequent editions, Whitman dramatically expanded his collection of works. Controversy has also surrounded Walt Whitman's celebration of America. Top 10 Books About "Demian"
Hermann Hess wrote "Demian" in 1919 after a serious of traumatic events: his son was seriously ill, his father died, his wife had a nervous breakdown, etc. "Demian" was published under a pseudonym, Emily Sinclair, and it was immediately successful. Top 10 Books About Summer Literature
Enjoy summer in literature, with books from around the world, including works of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and more. Read about the journeys in summer adventures: in the heat, through nature, and beyond. Top 10 Books About Robin Hood
Robin Hood is famous for his trickster-like antics: stealing from the rich to give to the poor, wearing disguises, challenging authority, etc. Robin Hood appears in tales and ballads with Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marion, Will Scarlet, and many more characters. Read more about the history of the Robin Hood legend. Top 10 Books About Gothic Literature
Gothic Literature includes poetry and novels (between 1764 and 1820) by William Beckford, Matthew Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, Horace Walpole, and others. The genre is characterized by supernaturalism, melodrama, and sensationalism. Top 10 Adventure Memoirs - Nonfiction
Nature writing often extends into the far reaches of the landscape: into the deepest oceans, and to the very top of the world's mountains. Read about some of the most amazing personal accounts of discovery! Top 10 Books About Holocaust Literature
Stories, poems, memoirs, and other writings came out of the Holocaust, representing those who survived as well as the many who died. Anne Frank is one of the most famous victims of the Holocaust, but there were many others. Read about their lives and works. Top 10 Books About "Don Quixote de la Mancha"
"Don Quixote," by Miguel de Cervantes, was the first European novel, published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. It was not the first work of Cervantes, nor was it his last... But, it was his best. The book was named the best work of fiction ever written by leading authors. Top 10 Books About "Frankenstein"
Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" in 1816. The book was published in 1818. The story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster has been made into plays, films and comics. It has captivated our imagination, and affected our tales of monsters. Top 10 Books About the Bloomsbury Group
The Bloomsbury Group was a group of artists and writers in the early 20th century. Ray Costelloe called them "very fascinating, queer, self-absorbed, fantastic set of people..." The group included: Vanessa (Stephen) Bell, Virginia (Stephen) Woolf, Leonard Woolf, Lytton Strachey, Duncan Grant, Adrian Stephen, Thoby Stephen, Clive Bell, Roger Fry, and E.M. Forster. Top 10 Books About Robert Browning
(1812-1889) British writer. Robert Browning is one of the famous poets of the 19th century (Victorian period). He's particularly well-known for his early monologue, "My Last Duchess." Top 10 Books About Plagiarism
What is plagiarism? Why is originality so important? These books explore the history of plagiarism, along with discussions of scandals in publishing, academia, and beyond. The bottom line is: Don't do it! Top 10 Books About "Walden"
Henry Waldo Thoreau wrote "Walden" between 1845 and 1854. As Thoreau writes, "When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months." Top 10 Books About Lord Byron
(1788-1824) British writer. George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron was one of the English "Romantics." His works include: "Don Juan," "Manfred," "Marino Faliero," "Sardanapalus," "The Two Foscari," and "Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage." Read about Byron's life. Top 10 Books About Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) British writer. Charles Dickens was a popular novelist in the Victorian period. With novels like "Hard Times," Dickens attacked social injustices in the Industrial Revolution. Top 10 Books About Virginia Woolf
(1882-1941) British writer. Virginia Woolf was a prolific novelist and essayist, publishing more than 500 essays. Woolf was part of the Bloomsbury group. In "A Room of One's Own" (1929), she wrote, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." Woolf committed suicide in 1941. Top 10 Books About "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
"The Hound of the Baskervilles," a tale of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was first published in serial form in 1901, then in book form in 1902. It's the story of an age-old curse and it's deadly ramifications to the Baskerville family. The mystery goes back generations, but Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are on the case. Top 10 Books About "The Lord of the Rings"
With "The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers," and "The Return of the King," the world was introduced to the genre of fantasy, drawn in by the magic and adventure of Middle Earth. Many who have read the "The Lord of the Rings" can't help but read the pages over and over again... Top 10 Books About "The Awakening"
"The Awakening," by Kate Chopin was published in 1899, and Willa Cather called it a "Creole 'Bovary'." The book was thought to be immoral and scandalous, with Edna Pontellier committing adultery and then suicide. |
