[BENET, STEPHEN VINCENT] The Litter of the Rose Leaves, 1903
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[BENET, STEPHEN VINCENT] Softcovers; “Letter of Rose Leaves BENET” in black on spine. Random House, New York 1930. 875 copies for Randon House. Printed in the U.S.A. by The Southworth Press. 20pp. Toning to cover; excellent condition
The Litter of the Rose Leaves is one of Stephen Vincent Benet's lesser known short stories. It is the story of protagonist, Sir Antony Hubert musing his boredom with being dead and how the perfection of everything in heaven suffers a failure in substance.
Benet, born on 22nd July 1898, was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book published at 17. His best known works are the book-length narrative poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937)."
The Litter of the Rose Leaves is one of Stephen Vincent Benet's lesser known short stories. It is the story of protagonist, Sir Antony Hubert musing his boredom with being dead and how the perfection of everything in heaven suffers a failure in substance.
Benet, born on 22nd July 1898, was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book published at 17. His best known works are the book-length narrative poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937)."
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