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Stephen Vincent Benét

Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He wrote a book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body, published in 1928, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and for the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster", published in 1936, and "By the Waters of Babylon", published in 1937.

In 2009, Library of America selected his story "The King of the Cats", published in 1929, for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales, edited by Peter Straub.

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American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943)

Born 22 Jul 1898
Died 13 Mar 1943

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  • Cover of: Tales Before Midnight.

    First published in 1939 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Twenty-Five Short Stories By Stephen Vincent Benet

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  • Cover of: Heavens and Earth, a Book of Poems

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  • Cover of: Young adventure: a book of poems

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  • Cover of: A child is born: a modern drama of the nativity

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  • Cover of: Listen to the people: Independence day, 1941

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  • Cover of: The devil and Daniel Webster: an opera in one act

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    First published in 1952 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The ballad of William Sycamore, 1790-1880

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  • Cover of: Variaciones sobre un tema de Durero

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  • Cover of: The bishop's beggar.

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  • Cover of: We Stand United and Other Radio Scripts

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall literature: Florida: language and literacy
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  • Cover of: Thirteen o'clock, stories of several worlds

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American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943)

Born 22 Jul 1898
Died 13 Mar 1943

Subjects

History, Fiction, Poetry, Children's fiction, Drama, American poetry, American literature, Biography, Juvenile audience, American Horror tales, Classic Literature, Histoire, Juvenile poetry, Politics and government, short story, American Civil War, Anglo-Saxons, Confederate States of America, Democracy, Devil, Family, Literature, Mystery and detective stories, Narrative poetry, Poésie

Places

United States, Alabama, Calcutta, England, Harpers Ferry (W. Va.), India, Owl Creek Bridge, Surrey, Florida, Missouri, kingdom by the sea, 221B, Alaska, Amazon rainforest, Baker Street, Caribbean, Fountain of Youth, Jefferson, Joe's house, Justice of the Peace Court, Maiwand, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New England, New York

People

John Brown (1800-1859), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Daniel Webster (1782-1852), Ethelred, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Madeline Usher, Peyton Farquhar, Roderick Usher, Stroke Moran, Amanda Wingfield, Annabel Lee, Aylmer, Georgiana, Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Tom Wingfield, Abner Snopes, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), Annie Oakley, Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Bartleby, Caddy, Cicero

Time

Civil War, 1861-1865, 20th century, 1861-65, John Brown's Raid, 1859, 1600s, 1933-1945, 19th century, 2008, Antebellum era, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Revolution, 1775-1783, alternate realities, space, the future

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Alternative names

  • Stephen V. Benet
  • Stephen Benet

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