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Stephen Vincent Benet
The Beginning of Wisdom (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) [EPUB ebook]

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After publishing three volumes of verse, Benét tried his hand at fiction in this autobiographical novel, published in 1921. It is the picaresque story of a young man who encounters God, Country, Yale, and, finally, war.

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Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943) was a highly popular American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is best known for his 1929 Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative poem of the American Civil War ’John Brown’s Body” and for his story, ‘The Devil and Daniel Webster.’

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 380 ● ISBN 9781411458710 ● File size 0.3 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8513907 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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