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American Literature — page 20
918 public-domain american literature books, summarised. Page 20 of 20.
Somewhere in Red Gap
Harry Leon Wilson
In the rugged cattle country of Washington State, an unsentimental ranch woman with a razor-sharp tongue observes the antics, delusions, and quiet transformations of her eccentric Western neighbors.
The Inside of the Cup
Winston Churchill
A comfortable Midwestern rector loses his easy faith, looks closely at the wealthy donors who support his parish, and decides to preach a radical gospel that shatters his church.
The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq.: Composed from Materials Furnished by Himself
John Galt
A farm boy in backwoods Pennsylvania uses wild berries and horsehair to paint his first pictures, setting off an improbable journey toward becoming president of the Royal Academy of Arts.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
Jack London
Fate plays a cold, indifferent game against human drive, mocking every attempt to outsmart starvation, mortality, and the passage of time.
Our Nig
Harriet E. Wilson
Abandonment and abuse frame a young free Black girl’s life in the Antebellum North, exposing the hypocrisy of a region that condemns Southern slavery while brutalizing its own vulnerable bounds.
The Story of the Other Wise Man
Henry Van Dyke
A Persian nobleman sacrifices his wealth, status, and life’s singular ambition to pursue a newly risen star, only to repeatedly surrender his sacred offerings to save the desperate along his way.