Tales Before Midnight: Collection of Short Stories

By Stephen Vincent Benét

Book Overview

This book contains Ben t's second collection of short stories published in 1939. Contents include: Into Egypt, Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer, O'Halloran's Luck, Jacob and the Indians, The Die-Hard, The Story About the Anteater, Too Early Spring, The Last of the Legions and others. We are republishing this classic book with a new introductory biography of the author. Ben t was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book published at 17. His best known works are the book-length narrative poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473315247
• ISBN13: 9781473315242
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: White Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"