In Dubious BattleIn Dubious Battle is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. It details the struggle for survival of white agricultural migrant workers in Depression era California. The central figure of the story is an activist for "the Party" (the American Communis - John SteinbeckJohn Ernst Steinbeck ( February 27, 1902 December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American novelists of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962, though his popularity with readers never was matched by that of the liter
Jamaica InnThe Jamaica Inn is a Free House on the borders of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Famous for being the base of smugglers in the past it is most commonly known as the setting for Daphne du Maurier's novel by the same name. - Daphne du MaurierDame Daphne du Maurier ( May 13, 1907 April 19, 1989) was one of the most successful Cornish novelists of all time. Her best-known work, Rebecca (1938), is a literary classic and was the inspiration for an Oscar-winning film. She was born in London in 190
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Not Under Forty - Willa CatherCarl Van Vechten, 1936 Willa Cather (b. December 7, 1873 in Virginia; d. April 24, 1947 in New York) is among the most eminent female American authors. She is known for her depictions of US prairie life in novels like O Pioneers My Antonia and Death Comes
Now that April's Here and Other Stories - Morley CallaghanMorley Edward Callaghan ( February 22, 1903 August 25, 1990) was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, TV and radio personality. Callaghan was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He was educated at the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall L
Otto at Sea - William Pène du BoisWilliam Pene du Bois ( 1916- 1993), was an author and illustrator. Born William Pene Sherman du Bois on May 9, 1916, in Nutley, New Jersey, United States, he was best known for The Twenty-One Balloons published in 1948. From 1953 to 1960 he worked with Ge
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We The LivingWe the Living is Ayn Rand's first novel. It was also Rand's first expression against communism. Published in 1936, it is a poignant story of life in post-revolutionary Russia. Ayn Rand observes in the foreword to this book that We the Living was the close - Ayn Rand