Tales Before Midnight

This book contains Benét'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. Benét 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).

Author: Stephen Vincent Benet
Publisher: White Press
Published: 04/16/2014
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9781473315242