The Sorrows of Young Werther  |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) |
This was Goethe's first major success, though it also lead to some difficulties. It started "Werther Fever"; some young men so identified with Werther that that they began dress like him. It also lead to more than 2,000 copycat suicides. The problem became so concerning to the authorities that a rival 'happy ending' was published by Friedrich Nicolai, another author. Goethe was incensed and published a poem in which Nicolai defecates on Werther's grave, starting a literary war that lasted all his life. |
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| Typhoon |
| Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) |
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| Vanity Fair |
| William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863) |
Vanity Fair was the first work that Thackeray published under his own name. Extremely well-received at the time, it is now remembered as a classic of English literature. While the novel satirizes society in early 19th-century England, Thackeray meant the book to be not only entertaining but also instructive. |
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| Six Gun Action |
| Lewis Shiner ( - ) http://www.lewisshiner.com |
Lewis Shiner is a two-time finalist for the Nebula (Frontera, Deserted Cities of the Heart), a finalist for the Philip K. Dick (Frontera), and won the World Fantasy award for Glimpses.
This collection veers into the weird side of the Old West, with punks, communists, crooked sodbusters, and a touch of slide guitar.
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| Ten Nights in a Bar-Room |
| Timothy Shay Arthur (1809 - 1885) |
1855 Best Seller.
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room is temperance novel that helped demonize alcohol.
In the story a miller gives up his mill and opens a tavern.
The narrator visits intermittently over the years and charts the changes in the proprietor and the town due to the negative influence of alcohol.
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| Shike http://bobshea.net/shike.html |
| Robert J. Shea ( - ) http://bobshea.net/ |
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| Almayer's Folly |
| Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) |
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