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This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday. Alexandra Adornetto (born 18 April 1994) wrote her debut novel, The Shadow Thief, when she was 13. It was published in 2007.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the story of a young biracial man, was published anonymously in 1912 by James Weldon Johnson who revealed himself as the author in 1927. The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler, anonymously written 1939 book which claims that Adolf Hitler died in 1938 and was subsequently impersonated by look-alikes.
Some scholars, such as Peter Alexander and Eric Sams, believe that the oft-attributed source work known as the Ur-Hamlet was actually a first draft of the play, written by Shakespeare himself sometime prior to 1589. [2] Summary Prince Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost and ordered to avenge his father's murder by killing King Claudius, his ...
Three writers listed it as one of the best film-related books ever written in a 2010 poll by the British Film Institute. [13] In 1948, Agee quit his job to become a freelance writer. One of his assignments was a well-received article for Life Magazine about the silent movie comedians Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Harry ...
The first page was typewritten, while the second was handwritten. Both pages can be found in box 1012 in the Raymond H. Fogler Library, and are freely accessible to the public. The first and only part of the story (named "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World") concerns a boy who is talking to a beautiful girl in a bar in Ledge Cove, Maine.
This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1930s, as determined by Publishers Weekly. [1] The list features the most popular novels of each year from 1930 through 1939.
November 21 – The String of Pearls: a Romance, probably written by James Malcolm Rymer, begins serialization in Britain. This is the first literary appearance of Sweeney Todd. [8] unknown dates. Mary Howitt's Wonderful Stories for Children is the first English translation of works by Hans Christian Andersen to be published in book format. [9]
Peter Bogdanovich: But What I Really I Want to Do is Direct: My First Picture Shows 1965–1971, a memoir detailing his life and career as a director [8] Buff Cobb: Memoirs of a Subdeb in Hollywood; Lee Duncan: rough draft of an autobiography by the trainer of Rin Tin Tin; John Howard Griffin: Scattered Shadows, a memoir about the author's ...