Did you know that the literary author collections contain novelizations of the lives of Louisa May Alcott, Robert Burns, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, and William Wordsworth? The earliest examples go back to the 1920s! To find them, simply use the subject search feature on the library catalog with the author’s name (last name, first name) …
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The Victorians were very fond of ghost stories. Numerous authors, including many well-known writers of the period, tried their hand at the genre. October’s Victorian Book of the Month is a late 19th century contribution from Rudyard Kipling: The Phantom ‘rickshaw and Other Tales (1888). BYU’s copy of this collection was printed in India. These …
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Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick is a masterpiece of American literature which has significantly influenced many modern authors. Sometimes those authors use the novel as inspiration in surprising ways! Here are a few recent additions to Special Collections’ Herman Melville collection. Click on the cover images for full title and author information. Moby-Dick, the children’s board …
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