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Christopher Paolini (born 1983) wrote the first draft of Eragon, the first entry in the Inheritance Cycle, when he was 15. The book was first published by his parents' company in 2001 before getting picked up by Alfred A. Knopf. Emily Pepys (1833–1877), daughter of a bishop, wrote a vivid private journal over six months of 1844–45, aged ten ...
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 ...
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
This is a collection of written works that were published, at least initially, without a credited author or under the name "Anonymous." Subcategories. This category ...
The first book to achieve a sale price of greater than $1 million was a copy of the Gutenberg Bible which sold for $2.4 million in 1978. The most copies of a single book sold for a price over $1 million is John James Audubon 's The Birds of America (1827–1838), which is represented by eight different copies in this list.
Book publisher Simon & Schuster's sale to investment firm KKR is novel in many ways, but also part of a long-term trend. History tells us to expect the unexpected.
Book series Author(s) Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales The Shadowhunter Chronicles: Cassandra Clare: English: 14 + 8 companion books: 2007–present: 50 million [255] Earth's Children: Jean M. Auel: English: 6: 1980–2011: 45 million [256] A Child's First Library of Learning: Various authors: English: 29: ...