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Stephen Vincent Benét

Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He wrote a book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body, published in 1928, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and for the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster", published in 1936, and "By the Waters of Babylon", published in 1937.

In 2009, Library of America selected his story "The King of the Cats", published in 1929, for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American Fantastic Tales, edited by Peter Straub.

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American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943)

Born 22 Jul 1898
Died 13 Mar 1943

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American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943)

Born 22 Jul 1898
Died 13 Mar 1943

Subjects

History Fiction Poetry Children's fiction American poetry Drama American literature Biography Juvenile audience American Horror tales Classic Literature Literature short story Juvenile poetry Politics and government Union burial vaults catalepsy dragons gothic fiction hanging hermitages heroic romances horror horror tales

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United States Alabama Owl Creek Bridge Calcutta England India New England Surrey Florida Massachusetts Missouri Salem Village kingdom by the sea 221B Alaska Amazon rainforest Baker Street Caribbean Fountain of Youth Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) Jefferson Joe's house Justice of the Peace Court Maiwand Mississippi

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Daniel Webster (1782-1852) Ethelred John H. Watson Madeline Usher Peyton Farquhar Roderick Usher Sherlock Holmes Grimesby Roylott Helen Stoner John Brown (1800-1859) Stroke Moran Amanda Wingfield Annabel Lee Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) Aylmer Devil Faith Brown Georgiana Goodman Brown Goody Cloyse Jim O'Connor Laura Wingfield Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943) Tom Wingfield Abner Snopes

Time

20th century Civil War, 1861-1865 1861-65 1600s 19th century 1861-1865 1933-1945 2008 American Civil War Antebellum era Civil War Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 John Brown's Raid, 1859 Revolution, 1775-1783 alternate realities carnival space the future

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