{"product_id":"the-devil-and-daniel-webster-penguin-classics","title":"The Devil and Daniel Webster (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA spirited selection from one of the most highly prized American writers of the twentieth century  Before his premature death in 1943  Stephen Vincent Benet was one of Americas most prolific poets  novelists  and short-story writers. He is also  along with Robert Frost  Robert Lowell  and Robert Penn Warren  the only author to receive two Pulitzer prizes for his poetry. Featured in this anthology of his writings is a generous selection of his verse  anchored by his two Pulitzer Prize- winning poems  John Browns Body and Western Star. Hailed by the New York Times as \"an American Iliad \" John Browns Body (1929) is an epic chronicle of the Civil War  from the raid on Harpers Ferry to General Lees surrender at Appomattox.  Through a versatile array of masterly short stories  Benet explored such subjects as American society  history  politics  and the supernatural. Among the two dozen stories selected for this volume are the haunting title story and the wrenching \"A Death in the Country.\" A final section representing Bents nonfiction collects several of his penetrating essays on writing and education  including \"Most Unforgettable Character Ive Known.\" Sensitively selected and thoughtfully arranged  this vibrant anthology will reintroduce readers to an American master.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944926179381,"sku":"ByrdShop_0140437401","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780140437409_7b12fb60-b476-4879-a738-97ce689d997e.jpg?v=1770163167","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-devil-and-daniel-webster-penguin-classics","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}