Desert Island Authors Draft
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Well following on Dr. Seuss, I decided to pick a wonderful writer of children's stories that I gobbled up, after I learned to read myself. In my elementary school days, she was an author I turned to often and whose stories I really loved.
Beverly Cleary
Her most famous characters were children. A boy named Henry Huggins and two sisters named Beezus and Ramona. I wouldn't mind at all re-visiting her books and remembering the gift of the joy of reading Ms. Cleary gave me.
wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Cleary
Bibliography
Some of her awards
Beverly Cleary
Her most famous characters were children. A boy named Henry Huggins and two sisters named Beezus and Ramona. I wouldn't mind at all re-visiting her books and remembering the gift of the joy of reading Ms. Cleary gave me.
wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Cleary
Bibliography
Henry Huggins, Morrow, 1950;
Ellen Tebbits, Morrow, 1951;
Henry and Beezus, Morrow, 1952;
Otis Spofford Morrow, 1953;
Henry and Ribsy, Morrow, 1954;
Beezus and Ramona, Morrow, 1955;
Fifteen, Morrow, 1956;
Henry and the Paper Route. Morrow, 1957;
The Luckiest Girl, Morrow, 1958;
Jean and Johnny, Morrow, 1959;
The Hullabaloo ABC, Parnassus, 1960;
The Real Hole, Morrow, 1960;
Beaver and Wally, Berkley, 1960;
Here's Beaver!, Berkley, 1961;
Two Dog Biscuits, Morrow, 1961;
Emily's Runaway Imagination, Morrow, 1961;
Henry and the Clubhouse, Morrow, 1962;
Sister of the Bride, Morrow, 1963;
Ribsy, Morrow, 1964;
The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Morrow, 1965;
The Growing-Up Feet, Morrow, 1967;
Mitch and Amy, Morrow, 1967;
Ramona the Pest, Morrow, 1968;
Runaway Ralph, Morrow, 1970;
Socks, Morrow, 1973;
Ramona the Brave, Morrow, 1975;
Ramona and Her Father, Morrow, 1977;
Ramona and Her Mother, Morrow, 1979;
Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Morrow, 1981;
Ralph S. Mouse, Morrow, 1982;
Dear Mr. Henshaw, Morrow, 1983;
Ramona Forever, Morrow, 1984;
The Ramona Quimby Diary, Morrow, 1984;
Lucky Chuck, Morrow, 1984;
Janet's Thingamajigs, Morrow, 1987;
A Girl from Yamhill, Morrow, 1988;
Muggie Maggie, Morrow, 1990;
Strider, Morrow, 1991;
Petey's Bedtime Story, Morrow, 1993;
My Own Two Feet, Morrow, 1995;
Ramona's World, Morrow, 1999.
Ellen Tebbits, Morrow, 1951;
Henry and Beezus, Morrow, 1952;
Otis Spofford Morrow, 1953;
Henry and Ribsy, Morrow, 1954;
Beezus and Ramona, Morrow, 1955;
Fifteen, Morrow, 1956;
Henry and the Paper Route. Morrow, 1957;
The Luckiest Girl, Morrow, 1958;
Jean and Johnny, Morrow, 1959;
The Hullabaloo ABC, Parnassus, 1960;
The Real Hole, Morrow, 1960;
Beaver and Wally, Berkley, 1960;
Here's Beaver!, Berkley, 1961;
Two Dog Biscuits, Morrow, 1961;
Emily's Runaway Imagination, Morrow, 1961;
Henry and the Clubhouse, Morrow, 1962;
Sister of the Bride, Morrow, 1963;
Ribsy, Morrow, 1964;
The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Morrow, 1965;
The Growing-Up Feet, Morrow, 1967;
Mitch and Amy, Morrow, 1967;
Ramona the Pest, Morrow, 1968;
Runaway Ralph, Morrow, 1970;
Socks, Morrow, 1973;
Ramona the Brave, Morrow, 1975;
Ramona and Her Father, Morrow, 1977;
Ramona and Her Mother, Morrow, 1979;
Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Morrow, 1981;
Ralph S. Mouse, Morrow, 1982;
Dear Mr. Henshaw, Morrow, 1983;
Ramona Forever, Morrow, 1984;
The Ramona Quimby Diary, Morrow, 1984;
Lucky Chuck, Morrow, 1984;
Janet's Thingamajigs, Morrow, 1987;
A Girl from Yamhill, Morrow, 1988;
Muggie Maggie, Morrow, 1990;
Strider, Morrow, 1991;
Petey's Bedtime Story, Morrow, 1993;
My Own Two Feet, Morrow, 1995;
Ramona's World, Morrow, 1999.
Some of her awards
Cleary’s books have been published in 20 different languages and have earned many awards. A few examples of awards she has won include a Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw (1984); Newbery Honors for Ramona and Her Father (1978); and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1982); the 1981 National Book Award in category Children's Fiction (paperback) for Ramona and Her Mother; a Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the Association for Library Services to Children of the American Library Association (1975); the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal (1980); and the Children's Book Council's Every Child Award (1985).[10] Cleary’s books have been read on PBS and ABC-TV.[8] She received the Library of Congress Living Legends award in the Writers and Artists category in April 2000 for her significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the United States.[11] She received the National Medal of Arts in 2003.
H.G. Wells
Another one of my favorite Sci-Fi Authors and another to be considered as one of the forefathers of Sci-Fi Literature. Wrote some of my favorites - The War of the Worlds and The Island of Doctor Moreau in the years 1898 and 1896 respectively. Many of his novels are well-known in popular culture today as well.
Despite his draw towards Sci-Fi, Wells also tried his hand in other styles. Wells has many books addressing politics, war and even strategy for playing children's games.
Again, Worlds, Moreau, and The Invisible Man are the standouts for me, but there are others I like alot and others I have yet to read!
More..
Geoffrey Chaucer
I may have lost out on the Bard of Avon, but I can still grab the Father of English Literature. If you've ever taken a course in Middle English language or Middle English Lit, you can probably still rattle off several lines if prompted with "Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote...", and as long as I'm stuck on an island I'm going to take untranslated Chaucer. ME is quite readable with a gloss here and there, and I'd prefer to take my time and retain the original meter and rhyme than lose it just to go quickly.
Lived: 1343-1400
Major Works: The Canterbury Tales; Troilus and Criseyde; 6 other major works and over 15 shorter poems are extant and unquestioned.
Quote: (From Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Tale)
I may have lost out on the Bard of Avon, but I can still grab the Father of English Literature. If you've ever taken a course in Middle English language or Middle English Lit, you can probably still rattle off several lines if prompted with "Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote...", and as long as I'm stuck on an island I'm going to take untranslated Chaucer. ME is quite readable with a gloss here and there, and I'd prefer to take my time and retain the original meter and rhyme than lose it just to go quickly.
Lived: 1343-1400
Major Works: The Canterbury Tales; Troilus and Criseyde; 6 other major works and over 15 shorter poems are extant and unquestioned.
Quote: (From Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Tale)
Chaucer is interesting. I liked the Millers' Tale and the Pardoners' as well. are you bringing it in Middle English?
Joanne K. Rowling
wiki
Notables: well, Potter, obviously.
Favourites: ditto.
the Harry Potter series has been something that has accompanied me for quite a long time. I consider myself one of the earliest fans (my father owns a bookshop and gave me an advance copy a few months before it was officially published), so the fact that for 7 rounds I've managed to forget about her is kind of stunning. I had not intended to get children's literature beyond Milne, but, in fairness, I actually had forgotten about those books (probably due to the fact that they're not on my bookshelf as of now).
Joanne K. Rowling
wiki
Notables: well, Potter, obviously.
Favourites: ditto.
the Harry Potter series has been something that has accompanied me for quite a long time. I consider myself one of the earliest fans (my father owns a bookshop and gave me an advance copy a few months before it was officially published), so the fact that for 7 rounds I've managed to forget about her is kind of stunning. I had not intended to get children's literature beyond Milne, but, in fairness, I actually had forgotten about those books (probably due to the fact that they're not on my bookshelf as of now).
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Chaucer is interesting. I liked the Miller's Tale and the Pardoner's as well. are you bringing it in Middle English?
Joan K. Rowling
wiki
Notables: well, Potter, obviously.
Favourites: ditto.
the Harry Potter series has been something that has accompanied me for quite a long time. I consider myself one of the earliest fans (my father owns a bookshop and gave me an advance copy a few months before it was officially published), so the fact that for 7 rounds I've managed to forget about her is kind of stunning. I had not intended to get children's literature beyond Milne, but, in fairness, I actually had forgotten about those books (probably due to the fact that they're not on my bookshelf as of now).
Joan K. Rowling
wiki
Notables: well, Potter, obviously.
Favourites: ditto.
the Harry Potter series has been something that has accompanied me for quite a long time. I consider myself one of the earliest fans (my father owns a bookshop and gave me an advance copy a few months before it was officially published), so the fact that for 7 rounds I've managed to forget about her is kind of stunning. I had not intended to get children's literature beyond Milne, but, in fairness, I actually had forgotten about those books (probably due to the fact that they're not on my bookshelf as of now).
This next book is really a one-book pick, but I love this book... it is truely an amazing feat of religious "fiction". I select:
Dante Alighieri
Wiki Here
Here was a poet and writer and his Divine Comedy which included The Inferno or Dante's Inferno as it is commonly called. Amazing read, Amazing.
Dante Alighieri
Wiki Here
Here was a poet and writer and his Divine Comedy which included The Inferno or Dante's Inferno as it is commonly called. Amazing read, Amazing.
My next selection brings out the child in me... I love listening to these stories with the family when driving places. I select:
Judy Bloom
Wiki Here
From Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret to Superfudge to Otherwise Known as Sheilia the Great and Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing to Blubber Judy Blooms book are funny, yet grounded... they are such excellent depictions of how children think and act, it is like travelling in a time machine to my childhood remembering what it was really like to be a kid. And the characters are great, too... Peter and Fudge Hatcher, Sheilia Tubman, Mouse... so funny.
Judy Bloom
Wiki Here
From Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret to Superfudge to Otherwise Known as Sheilia the Great and Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing to Blubber Judy Blooms book are funny, yet grounded... they are such excellent depictions of how children think and act, it is like travelling in a time machine to my childhood remembering what it was really like to be a kid. And the characters are great, too... Peter and Fudge Hatcher, Sheilia Tubman, Mouse... so funny.
Oscar Wilde
wiki
"Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing." (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
Notables:
The Happy Prince and Other Stories
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Importance of Being Earnest
An Ideal Husband
Favourites:
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Importance of Being Earnest
introducing some more wit to my island. Wilde is probably the most quotable man in the history of mankind and one of the foremost writers of dialogue. whereas The Picture of Dorian Gray is once more a bit darker, most of his works are light, funny and easily digestible and therefore compliment the rest of my island nicely.
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James Joyce
Joyce is an interesting writer, whose works increased in complexity over his career, from the often ethereal Dubliners to the difficult Ulysses to the nearly indecipherable Finnegan's Wake. I'll admit to never having gotten past about page 17 in Finnegan, but hey, on a desert island there's nothing but time! Despite the fact that it's not easy reading, Ulysses is one of the great experiences in literature, and I just can't be without it on my shelf.
Lived: 1882-1941
Major Works: Dubliners; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Ulysses; Finnegan's Wake; three collections of poems
Quotes: (Three, to illustrate the evolution of his writing)
Joyce is an interesting writer, whose works increased in complexity over his career, from the often ethereal Dubliners to the difficult Ulysses to the nearly indecipherable Finnegan's Wake. I'll admit to never having gotten past about page 17 in Finnegan, but hey, on a desert island there's nothing but time! Despite the fact that it's not easy reading, Ulysses is one of the great experiences in literature, and I just can't be without it on my shelf.
Lived: 1882-1941
Major Works: Dubliners; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Ulysses; Finnegan's Wake; three collections of poems
Quotes: (Three, to illustrate the evolution of his writing)
it actually worried me a bit that she hadn't been picked. thought that there might be some resentment towards her among the drafters here. ultimately, that shouldn't matter, but still, a bit disconcerting.
sorta liked Dubliners, resolved to reading Ulysses only after having read the key and forgot about it, read about a pages' worth of Finnegan's Wake before giving up in frustration. at any rate, great (though somewhat ominous) pick.
James Joyce
Joyce is an interesting writer, whose works increased in complexity over his career, from the often ethereal Dubliners to the difficult Ulysses to the nearly indecipherable Finnegan's Wake. I'll admit to never having gotten past about page 17 in Finnegan, but hey, on a desert island there's nothing but time! Despite the fact that it's not easy reading, Ulysses is one of the great experiences in literature, and I just can't be without it on my shelf.
Lived: 1882-1941
Major Works: Dubliners; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Ulysses; Finnegan's Wake; three collections of poems
Quotes: (Three, to illustrate the evolution of his writing)
Joyce is an interesting writer, whose works increased in complexity over his career, from the often ethereal Dubliners to the difficult Ulysses to the nearly indecipherable Finnegan's Wake. I'll admit to never having gotten past about page 17 in Finnegan, but hey, on a desert island there's nothing but time! Despite the fact that it's not easy reading, Ulysses is one of the great experiences in literature, and I just can't be without it on my shelf.
Lived: 1882-1941
Major Works: Dubliners; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Ulysses; Finnegan's Wake; three collections of poems
Quotes: (Three, to illustrate the evolution of his writing)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson was a man that caused quite a bit of controversy during his time and as I've gotten older, I have learned to deeply appreciate his works. I have to admit that while I'm not always in agreement with some things he says, I find alot of his works inspiring.
His poetry is worth the first read, IMO, but if you want to be challenged, read his essays and other works.
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My next selection brings out the child in me... I love listening to these stories with the family when driving places. I select:
Judy Bloom
Wiki Here
From Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret to Superfudge to Otherwise Known as Sheilia the Great and Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing to Blubber Judy Blooms book are funny, yet grounded... they are such excellent depictions of how children think and act, it is like travelling in a time machine to my childhood remembering what it was really like to be a kid. And the characters are great, too... Peter and Fudge Hatcher, Sheilia Tubman, Mouse... so funny.
Judy Bloom
Wiki Here
From Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret to Superfudge to Otherwise Known as Sheilia the Great and Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing to Blubber Judy Blooms book are funny, yet grounded... they are such excellent depictions of how children think and act, it is like travelling in a time machine to my childhood remembering what it was really like to be a kid. And the characters are great, too... Peter and Fudge Hatcher, Sheilia Tubman, Mouse... so funny.
All right, I need me some poetry. So I'm going to go with Emily Dickinson. She became more and more reclusive in her life, until she hardly had contact with anyone outside of family and correspondence. This makes her poetry even more remarkable for its universality and depth of understanding. I suppose I like her, in part, because she totally rejected the constraints society put upon women. (She also detested housework. I can realte. ) She felt that all those womanly requirements took her time away from her important intellectual and spiritual life and her writing, her "real" work. A clearly brilliant woman, trapped in the limited life deemed appropriate for women.
Almost none of her work was published during her lifetime.
To be brief, here is one of her short poems I love.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
I may add more later. I'm in a hurry here.
EDIT: I forgot to say I did PM Warhawk.
) She felt that all those womanly requirements took her time away from her important intellectual and spiritual life and her writing, her "real" work. A clearly brilliant woman, trapped in the limited life deemed appropriate for women.
Almost none of her work was published during her lifetime.
To be brief, here is one of her short poems I love.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
I may add more later. I'm in a hurry here.
EDIT: I forgot to say I did PM Warhawk.
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All right, I need me some poetry. So I'm going to go with Emily Dickinson. She became more and more reclusive in her life, until she hardly had contact with anyone outside of family and correspondence. This makes her poetry even more remarkable for its universality and depth of understanding. I suppose I like her, in part, because she totally rejected the constraints society put upon women. (She also detested housework. I can realte. ) She felt that all those womanly requirements took her time away from her important intellectual and spiritual life and her writing, her "real" work. A clearly brilliant woman, trapped in the limited life deemed appropriate for women.
) She felt that all those womanly requirements took her time away from her important intellectual and spiritual life and her writing, her "real" work. A clearly brilliant woman, trapped in the limited life deemed appropriate for women.
Both those are possible. I did pick a one-book author high (Harper Lee). Then I realized if I was stuck on this desert island I wanted to get some volume authors. Dickinson did write something like 1800 poems, though, so not too shabby.
Funny thing is, I have a couple of authors of low output (so far) that I may take anyway. Their books, that I read, have just been so beautiful and impactful to read, that I may want to take them anyway. Its a difficult choice. One I may need to snag my next turn.
Funny thing is, I have a couple of authors of low output (so far) that I may take anyway. Their books, that I read, have just been so beautiful and impactful to read, that I may want to take them anyway. Its a difficult choice. One I may need to snag my next turn.
I am at work, so quickly will take:
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
http://www.prestonchild.com/
Co-authors on many books, including a series featuring an interesting take on a Sherlock Holmes-type character:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloysius_Pendergast
More later. PM sent.
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Pendergast book list and brief descriptions:
Other books include:
Mount Dragon (1996)
Riptide (1998)
Thunderhead (1999)
The Ice Limit (2000)
Gideon's Sword: A Gideon Crew Novel (2011)
Gideon's Corpse (2012)
I recommend reading Relic first. It's a good book and sets the stage for lots that follows.
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
http://www.prestonchild.com/
Co-authors on many books, including a series featuring an interesting take on a Sherlock Holmes-type character:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloysius_Pendergast
More later. PM sent.
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Pendergast book list and brief descriptions:
Stand-alone novels
Relic (1995) (Pendergast's First Appearance) – Pendergast investigates a series of strange murders and rumors of a murderous beast in the New York Museum of Natural History. Includes Margo Green, reporter Bill Smithback and Vincent D'Agosta.
Reliquary (1997) – Pendergast returns to New York when a new string of murders surfaces resembling those of the Museum Beast case. He is again teamed with Margo Green, Dr. Frock, William Smithback Jr., and Vincent D'Agosta (all of whom were in the previous book) and introduces the character of Laura Hayward.
The Cabinet of Curiosities (2002) – Pendergast is drawn to the remains of a 19th century charnel house, unearthed at a construction site in New York and finds himself investigating a new series of 20th century copycat killings. He is joined by William Smithback Jr. and Dr. Nora Kelly.
Still Life with Crows (2003) – Pendergast travels to midwestern Kansas to the dying farm town of Medicine Creek to investigate a series of brutal and ritualistic killings. He teams up with a teenage malcontent, Corrie Swanson, to solve the case. The book also hints at a sequel to The Ice Limit.
The Wheel of Darkness (2007) – Pendergast has taken Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed. They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and spiritual studies. At a remote monastery, they learn that a rare and dangerous artifact the monks have been guarding for generations has been mysteriously stolen. Pendergast agrees to take up the search. The trail leads him and Constance to the maiden voyage of the Brittania, the world's largest and most luxurious passenger liner—and to an Atlantic crossing fraught with terror.
Cemetery Dance (2009) – Pendergast returns to New York City. Two of his close friends have been attacked by a man who is supposedly dead. Pendergast and D'Agosta undertake a private quest for the truth. Their serpentine journey takes them into a part of Manhattan they never imagined could exist: a secretive and deadly hotbed of Obeah, the West Indian Zombi cult of sorcery and magic.
The Diogenes trilogy
Brimstone (2004) (Book One) – Agent Pendergast and Vincent D'Agosta team up once more to investigate brutal murders of a seemingly supernatural origin. Their investigation takes them from high society New York to old world Italy and into the dark heart of an age-old conspiracy. Vincent D'Agosta, Laura Hayward, and Bill Smithback's nemesis, reporter Bryce Harriman (mentioned often in the previous books) make a reappearance. In this book the reader is introduced to Pendergast's brother Diogenes, and D'Agosta catches his first glimpse of Diogenes.
Dance of Death (2005) (Book Two) – Aloysius Pendergast faces off against Diogenes in an attempt to stop his diabolical brother before he can complete the perfect crime. All of Pendergast's old compatriots find themselves in danger and old friends band together in the race to prevent an almost certain disaster. The novel features an all-star cast for Preston-Child fans and includes cameos from all of their books—even going so far as to include characters from the authors' non-Pendergast novels. This novel also hints at a 2nd sequel to The Ice Limit.
The Book of the Dead (2006) (Book Three) – The final book of the Diogenes Trilogy. The Book of the Dead picks up immediately following the conclusion of Dance of Death, with Diogenes Pendergast continuing his work towards the completion of his master crime. The majority of the action centers around the opening of the long closed (and cursed?) Tomb of Senef at the New York Museum of Natural History. The pursuers become the pursued, and the novel builds to a thrilling conclusion.
The Helen trilogy
Fever Dream (2010) (Book One) – The following excerpt was gathered from the website of the authors: At the old family manse in Louisiana, Special Agent Pendergast is putting to rest long-ignored possessions reminiscent of his wife Helen's tragic death, only to make a stunning-and dreadful-discovery. Helen had been mauled by an unusually large and vicious lion while they were big game hunting in Africa. But now, Pendergast learns that her rifle-her only protection from the beast-had been deliberately loaded with blanks. Who could have wanted Helen dead...and why? With Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta's assistance, Pendergast embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his wife's murder. It is a journey that sends him deep into her past where he learns much that Helen herself had wished to keep hidden. Helen Pendergast had nursed a secret obsession with the famed naturalist-painter John James Audubon, in particular a long-lost painting of his known as the Black Frame. As Pendergast probes more deeply into the riddle-the answer to which is revealed in a night of shocking violence, deep in the Louisiana bayou-he finds himself faced with an even greater question: who was the woman he married?
Cold Vengeance (2011) (Book Two) – COLD VENGEANCE has been published on 8/02/2011.
Nothing is what it seems...
Devastated by the discovery that his wife, Helen, was murdered, Special Agent Pendergast must have retribution. But revenge is not simple.
As he stalks his wife's betrayers-a chase that takes him from the wild moors of Scotland to the bustling streets of New York City and the darkest bayous of Louisiana-he is also forced to dig further into Helen's past. And he is stunned to learn that Helen may have been a collaborator in her own murder.
Peeling back the layers of deception, Pendergast realizes that the conspiracy is deeper, goes back generations, and is more monstrous than he could have ever imagined-and everything he's believed, everything he's trusted, everything he's understood . . . may be a horrific lie.
Two Graves (Book Three)
Relic (1995) (Pendergast's First Appearance) – Pendergast investigates a series of strange murders and rumors of a murderous beast in the New York Museum of Natural History. Includes Margo Green, reporter Bill Smithback and Vincent D'Agosta.
Reliquary (1997) – Pendergast returns to New York when a new string of murders surfaces resembling those of the Museum Beast case. He is again teamed with Margo Green, Dr. Frock, William Smithback Jr., and Vincent D'Agosta (all of whom were in the previous book) and introduces the character of Laura Hayward.
The Cabinet of Curiosities (2002) – Pendergast is drawn to the remains of a 19th century charnel house, unearthed at a construction site in New York and finds himself investigating a new series of 20th century copycat killings. He is joined by William Smithback Jr. and Dr. Nora Kelly.
Still Life with Crows (2003) – Pendergast travels to midwestern Kansas to the dying farm town of Medicine Creek to investigate a series of brutal and ritualistic killings. He teams up with a teenage malcontent, Corrie Swanson, to solve the case. The book also hints at a sequel to The Ice Limit.
The Wheel of Darkness (2007) – Pendergast has taken Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed. They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and spiritual studies. At a remote monastery, they learn that a rare and dangerous artifact the monks have been guarding for generations has been mysteriously stolen. Pendergast agrees to take up the search. The trail leads him and Constance to the maiden voyage of the Brittania, the world's largest and most luxurious passenger liner—and to an Atlantic crossing fraught with terror.
Cemetery Dance (2009) – Pendergast returns to New York City. Two of his close friends have been attacked by a man who is supposedly dead. Pendergast and D'Agosta undertake a private quest for the truth. Their serpentine journey takes them into a part of Manhattan they never imagined could exist: a secretive and deadly hotbed of Obeah, the West Indian Zombi cult of sorcery and magic.
The Diogenes trilogy
Brimstone (2004) (Book One) – Agent Pendergast and Vincent D'Agosta team up once more to investigate brutal murders of a seemingly supernatural origin. Their investigation takes them from high society New York to old world Italy and into the dark heart of an age-old conspiracy. Vincent D'Agosta, Laura Hayward, and Bill Smithback's nemesis, reporter Bryce Harriman (mentioned often in the previous books) make a reappearance. In this book the reader is introduced to Pendergast's brother Diogenes, and D'Agosta catches his first glimpse of Diogenes.
Dance of Death (2005) (Book Two) – Aloysius Pendergast faces off against Diogenes in an attempt to stop his diabolical brother before he can complete the perfect crime. All of Pendergast's old compatriots find themselves in danger and old friends band together in the race to prevent an almost certain disaster. The novel features an all-star cast for Preston-Child fans and includes cameos from all of their books—even going so far as to include characters from the authors' non-Pendergast novels. This novel also hints at a 2nd sequel to The Ice Limit.
The Book of the Dead (2006) (Book Three) – The final book of the Diogenes Trilogy. The Book of the Dead picks up immediately following the conclusion of Dance of Death, with Diogenes Pendergast continuing his work towards the completion of his master crime. The majority of the action centers around the opening of the long closed (and cursed?) Tomb of Senef at the New York Museum of Natural History. The pursuers become the pursued, and the novel builds to a thrilling conclusion.
The Helen trilogy
Fever Dream (2010) (Book One) – The following excerpt was gathered from the website of the authors: At the old family manse in Louisiana, Special Agent Pendergast is putting to rest long-ignored possessions reminiscent of his wife Helen's tragic death, only to make a stunning-and dreadful-discovery. Helen had been mauled by an unusually large and vicious lion while they were big game hunting in Africa. But now, Pendergast learns that her rifle-her only protection from the beast-had been deliberately loaded with blanks. Who could have wanted Helen dead...and why? With Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta's assistance, Pendergast embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his wife's murder. It is a journey that sends him deep into her past where he learns much that Helen herself had wished to keep hidden. Helen Pendergast had nursed a secret obsession with the famed naturalist-painter John James Audubon, in particular a long-lost painting of his known as the Black Frame. As Pendergast probes more deeply into the riddle-the answer to which is revealed in a night of shocking violence, deep in the Louisiana bayou-he finds himself faced with an even greater question: who was the woman he married?
Cold Vengeance (2011) (Book Two) – COLD VENGEANCE has been published on 8/02/2011.
Nothing is what it seems...
Devastated by the discovery that his wife, Helen, was murdered, Special Agent Pendergast must have retribution. But revenge is not simple.
As he stalks his wife's betrayers-a chase that takes him from the wild moors of Scotland to the bustling streets of New York City and the darkest bayous of Louisiana-he is also forced to dig further into Helen's past. And he is stunned to learn that Helen may have been a collaborator in her own murder.
Peeling back the layers of deception, Pendergast realizes that the conspiracy is deeper, goes back generations, and is more monstrous than he could have ever imagined-and everything he's believed, everything he's trusted, everything he's understood . . . may be a horrific lie.
Two Graves (Book Three)
Other books include:
Mount Dragon (1996)
Riptide (1998)
Thunderhead (1999)
The Ice Limit (2000)
Gideon's Sword: A Gideon Crew Novel (2011)
Gideon's Corpse (2012)
I recommend reading Relic first. It's a good book and sets the stage for lots that follows.
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Adding more action/adventure pulp with this next pick. My father was a big fan of his Martian Chronicles series (made into a feature film this year in John Carter) so growing up I read several of his books myself. He authored Tarzan of the Apes, Pellucidar, The Land that Time Forgot, and many more sci-fi classics. These are all fun, quick reads of adventure, excitement, and fantasy in far away places. With my 9th selection, I choose:
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1975-1950
Bibliography:
Notable Quotes:
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Rice_Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1975-1950
Bibliography:
Barsoom series:
A Princess of Mars (1912)
The Gods of Mars (1914)
The Warlord of Mars (1918)
Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920)
The Chessmen of Mars (1922)
The Master Mind of Mars (1928)
A Fighting Man of Mars (1931)
Swords of Mars (1936)
Synthetic Men of Mars (1940)
Llana of Gathol (1948)
John Carter of Mars (1964)
"John Carter and the Giant of Mars" (1940) Actually written by Burroughs's son, John Coleman Burroughs.
"Skeleton Men of Jupiter" (1942)
Tarzan series:
Tarzan of the Apes (1912)
The Return of Tarzan (1913)
The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)
The Son of Tarzan (1914)
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1916, 1917)
Tarzan the Untamed (1919, 1921)
Tarzan the Terrible (1921)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922, 1923)
Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927, 1928)
Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928)
Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)
Tarzan the Invincible (1930–1931.)
Tarzan Triumphant (1931)
Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)
Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933, 1934)
Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1935)
Tarzan's Quest (1935, 1936)
Tarzan the Magnificent (1936, 1937)
Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)
Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963, for younger readers)
Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
Tarzan: the Lost Adventure (with Joe R. Lansdale) (1995)
Pellucidar series:
At the Earth's Core (1914)
Pellucidar (1923)
Tanar of Pellucidar (1928)
Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)
Back to the Stone Age (1937)
Land of Terror (1944)
Savage Pellucidar (1963)
Venus series:
Pirates of Venus (1934)
Lost on Venus (1935)
Carson of Venus (1939)
Escape on Venus (1946)
The Wizard of Venus (1970)
Caspak series:
The Land That Time Forgot (1918)
The People That Time Forgot (1918)
Out of Time’s Abyss (1918)
Moon series:
The Moon Maid (1926) (aka The Moon Men)
Part I: The Moon Maid
Part II: The Moon Men
Part III: The Red Hawk
Mucker series
The Mucker (1914)
The Return of the Mucker (1916)
The Oakdale Affair (1917)
Other science fiction:
Beyond the Farthest Star (1941)
The Lost Continent (1916) (aka Beyond Thirty)
The Monster Men (1929)
The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw (1937)
Jungle adventure novels:
The Man-Eater (1915)
The Cave Girl (1925)
The Eternal Lover (1925) (aka The Eternal Savage)
Jungle Girl (1932) (aka Land of the Hidden Men)
The Lad and the Lion (1938)
Western novels:
Apache Devil (1933)
The Bandit of Hell's Bend (1926)
The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (1940)
The War Chief (1927)
Historical novels:
I am a Barbarian (1967)
The Outlaw of Torn (1927)
Other works:
The Efficiency Expert (1921)
Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder (2001)
The Girl from Farris's (1916)
The Girl from Hollywood (1923)
The Mad King (1926)
Marcia of the Doorstep (1999)
Minidoka: 937th Earl of One Mile Series M (1998)
Pirate Blood (1970)
The Rider (1937)
You Lucky Girl! (1999)
A Princess of Mars (1912)
The Gods of Mars (1914)
The Warlord of Mars (1918)
Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920)
The Chessmen of Mars (1922)
The Master Mind of Mars (1928)
A Fighting Man of Mars (1931)
Swords of Mars (1936)
Synthetic Men of Mars (1940)
Llana of Gathol (1948)
John Carter of Mars (1964)
"John Carter and the Giant of Mars" (1940) Actually written by Burroughs's son, John Coleman Burroughs.
"Skeleton Men of Jupiter" (1942)
Tarzan series:
Tarzan of the Apes (1912)
The Return of Tarzan (1913)
The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)
The Son of Tarzan (1914)
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1916, 1917)
Tarzan the Untamed (1919, 1921)
Tarzan the Terrible (1921)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922, 1923)
Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927, 1928)
Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928)
Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)
Tarzan the Invincible (1930–1931.)
Tarzan Triumphant (1931)
Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)
Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933, 1934)
Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1935)
Tarzan's Quest (1935, 1936)
Tarzan the Magnificent (1936, 1937)
Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)
Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963, for younger readers)
Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
Tarzan: the Lost Adventure (with Joe R. Lansdale) (1995)
Pellucidar series:
At the Earth's Core (1914)
Pellucidar (1923)
Tanar of Pellucidar (1928)
Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)
Back to the Stone Age (1937)
Land of Terror (1944)
Savage Pellucidar (1963)
Venus series:
Pirates of Venus (1934)
Lost on Venus (1935)
Carson of Venus (1939)
Escape on Venus (1946)
The Wizard of Venus (1970)
Caspak series:
The Land That Time Forgot (1918)
The People That Time Forgot (1918)
Out of Time’s Abyss (1918)
Moon series:
The Moon Maid (1926) (aka The Moon Men)
Part I: The Moon Maid
Part II: The Moon Men
Part III: The Red Hawk
Mucker series
The Mucker (1914)
The Return of the Mucker (1916)
The Oakdale Affair (1917)
Other science fiction:
Beyond the Farthest Star (1941)
The Lost Continent (1916) (aka Beyond Thirty)
The Monster Men (1929)
The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw (1937)
Jungle adventure novels:
The Man-Eater (1915)
The Cave Girl (1925)
The Eternal Lover (1925) (aka The Eternal Savage)
Jungle Girl (1932) (aka Land of the Hidden Men)
The Lad and the Lion (1938)
Western novels:
Apache Devil (1933)
The Bandit of Hell's Bend (1926)
The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (1940)
The War Chief (1927)
Historical novels:
I am a Barbarian (1967)
The Outlaw of Torn (1927)
Other works:
The Efficiency Expert (1921)
Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder (2001)
The Girl from Farris's (1916)
The Girl from Hollywood (1923)
The Mad King (1926)
Marcia of the Doorstep (1999)
Minidoka: 937th Earl of One Mile Series M (1998)
Pirate Blood (1970)
The Rider (1937)
You Lucky Girl! (1999)
“I do not understand exactly what you mean by fear," said Tarzan. "Like lions, fear is a different thing in different men, but to me the only pleasure in the hunt is the knowledge that the hunted thing has power to harm me as much as I have to harm him. If I went out with a couple of rifles and a gun bearer, and twenty or thirty beaters, to hunt a lion, I should not feel that the lion had much chance, and so the pleasure of the hunt would be lessened in proportion to the increased safety which I felt."
"Then I am to take it that Monsieur Tarzan would prefer to go naked into the jungle, armed only with a jackknife, to kill the king of beasts," laughed the other good naturedly, but with the merest touch of sarcasm in his tone.
"And a piece of rope," added Tarzan.”
“Fortunate indeed are those in which there is combined a little good and a little bad, a little knowledge of many things outside their own callings, a capacity for love and a capacity for hate, for such as these can look with tolerance upon all, unbiased by the egotism of him whose head is so heavy on one side that all his brains run to that point.”
“I do not believe that I am made of the stuff which constitutes heroes, because, in all of the hundreds of instances that my voluntary acts have placed me face to face with death, I cannot recall a single one where any alternative step to that I took occurred to me until many hours later.”
“In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people, they have no lawyers.”
“It is a characteristic of the weak and criminal to attribute to others the misfortunes that are the result of their own wickedness.”
“If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.”
"Then I am to take it that Monsieur Tarzan would prefer to go naked into the jungle, armed only with a jackknife, to kill the king of beasts," laughed the other good naturedly, but with the merest touch of sarcasm in his tone.
"And a piece of rope," added Tarzan.”
“Fortunate indeed are those in which there is combined a little good and a little bad, a little knowledge of many things outside their own callings, a capacity for love and a capacity for hate, for such as these can look with tolerance upon all, unbiased by the egotism of him whose head is so heavy on one side that all his brains run to that point.”
“I do not believe that I am made of the stuff which constitutes heroes, because, in all of the hundreds of instances that my voluntary acts have placed me face to face with death, I cannot recall a single one where any alternative step to that I took occurred to me until many hours later.”
“In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people, they have no lawyers.”
“It is a characteristic of the weak and criminal to attribute to others the misfortunes that are the result of their own wickedness.”
“If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.”
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Rice_Burroughs
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ok, debated between two authors here and decided to go with another female writer:
CJ Cherryh
Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author. She has written more than 60 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance-Union universe
Cherryh (pronounced "Cherry") appended a silent "h" to her real name because her first editor, Donald A. Wollheim, felt that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer. Her initials, C.J., were used to disguise the fact that she was female at a time when almost all science fiction authors were male.
Discovered her writing in high school thanks to a dear friend. I was not aware of the amount of books she's written. I was just looking to take another series I enjoy, the Faded Sun Trilogy, and the They are collections of interrelated short stories written by Cherryh and others. Cherryh's novel Angel with the Sword precedes book #1 in this series.
Festival Moon (1987) – Merovingen Nights #1
Fever Season (1987) – Merovingen Nights #2
Troubled Waters (1988) – Merovingen Nights #3
Smuggler's Gold (1988) – Merovingen Nights #4
Divine Right (1989) – Merovingen Nights #5
Flood Tide (1990) – Merovingen Nights #6
Endgame (1991) – Merovingen Nights #7
Merovingen Nights .
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer—1977
Hugo Award Best Short Story 1979—"Cassandra"
Best Novel 1982—Downbelow Station
1989—Cyteen
Locus Award Best Novel 1988—Cyteen
New England Science Fiction Association Edward E. Smith Memorial Award (The Skylark) 1988—C.J. Cherryh
Oklahoma Book Award Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award[15] 2005—C.J. Cherryh
Asteroid 77185 Cherryh, discovered March 20, 2001 and named in her honor.
Guest of Honor at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore
and apparently her list was long enough it got a second page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._J._Cherryh_bibliography
CJ Cherryh
Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author. She has written more than 60 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance-Union universe
Cherryh (pronounced "Cherry") appended a silent "h" to her real name because her first editor, Donald A. Wollheim, felt that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer. Her initials, C.J., were used to disguise the fact that she was female at a time when almost all science fiction authors were male.
Discovered her writing in high school thanks to a dear friend. I was not aware of the amount of books she's written. I was just looking to take another series I enjoy, the Faded Sun Trilogy, and the They are collections of interrelated short stories written by Cherryh and others. Cherryh's novel Angel with the Sword precedes book #1 in this series.
Festival Moon (1987) – Merovingen Nights #1
Fever Season (1987) – Merovingen Nights #2
Troubled Waters (1988) – Merovingen Nights #3
Smuggler's Gold (1988) – Merovingen Nights #4
Divine Right (1989) – Merovingen Nights #5
Flood Tide (1990) – Merovingen Nights #6
Endgame (1991) – Merovingen Nights #7
Merovingen Nights .
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer—1977
Hugo Award Best Short Story 1979—"Cassandra"
Best Novel 1982—Downbelow Station
1989—Cyteen
Locus Award Best Novel 1988—Cyteen
New England Science Fiction Association Edward E. Smith Memorial Award (The Skylark) 1988—C.J. Cherryh
Oklahoma Book Award Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award[15] 2005—C.J. Cherryh
Asteroid 77185 Cherryh, discovered March 20, 2001 and named in her honor.
Guest of Honor at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore
and apparently her list was long enough it got a second page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._J._Cherryh_bibliography
and next, lest you all think I'm an umitigated heathen who reads nothing but sci-fi and fantasy books, which is mostly true, I'm selecting another poet.
Robert Service
Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer who has often been called "the Bard of the Yukon".
Service is best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough (1907; also published as The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses). "These humorous tales in verse were considered doggerel by the literary set, yet remain extremely popular to this day."
I bought one of his books for my dad for Father's Day in 1978/79, not sure which, and was delighted to hear him read the poems out loud by the fireplace. I want to take this memory with me and read the book and hear my dad's voice in my head. Also, apparently there is a lot more to read.
The Men Who Don't Fit In
There's a race of men that don't fit in,
A race that can't stay still;
So they break the hearts of kith and kin,
And they roam the world at will.
They range the field and they rove the flood,
And they climb the mountain's crest;
Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood,
And they don't know how to rest.
If they just went straight they might go far;
They are strong and brave and true;
But they're always tired of the things that are,
And they want the strange and new.
They say: "Could I find my proper groove,
What a deep mark I would make!"
So they chop and change, and each fresh move
Is only a fresh mistake.
And each forgets, as he strips and runs
With a brilliant, fitful pace,
It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones
Who win in the lifelong race.
And each forgets that his youth has fled,
Forgets that his prime is past,
Till he stands one day, with a hope that's dead,
In the glare of the truth at last.
He has failed, he has failed; he has missed his chance;
He has just done things by half.
Life's been a jolly good joke on him,
And now is the time to laugh.
Ha, ha! He is one of the Legion Lost;
He was never meant to win;
He's a rolling stone, and it's bred in the bone;
He's a man who won't fit in.
Robert Service
Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer who has often been called "the Bard of the Yukon".
Service is best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough (1907; also published as The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses). "These humorous tales in verse were considered doggerel by the literary set, yet remain extremely popular to this day."
I bought one of his books for my dad for Father's Day in 1978/79, not sure which, and was delighted to hear him read the poems out loud by the fireplace. I want to take this memory with me and read the book and hear my dad's voice in my head. Also, apparently there is a lot more to read.
The Men Who Don't Fit In
There's a race of men that don't fit in,
A race that can't stay still;
So they break the hearts of kith and kin,
And they roam the world at will.
They range the field and they rove the flood,
And they climb the mountain's crest;
Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood,
And they don't know how to rest.
If they just went straight they might go far;
They are strong and brave and true;
But they're always tired of the things that are,
And they want the strange and new.
They say: "Could I find my proper groove,
What a deep mark I would make!"
So they chop and change, and each fresh move
Is only a fresh mistake.
And each forgets, as he strips and runs
With a brilliant, fitful pace,
It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones
Who win in the lifelong race.
And each forgets that his youth has fled,
Forgets that his prime is past,
Till he stands one day, with a hope that's dead,
In the glare of the truth at last.
He has failed, he has failed; he has missed his chance;
He has just done things by half.
Life's been a jolly good joke on him,
And now is the time to laugh.
Ha, ha! He is one of the Legion Lost;
He was never meant to win;
He's a rolling stone, and it's bred in the bone;
He's a man who won't fit in.
Songs of a Sourdough (Toronto: William Briggs, 1907)[12] [U.S. as The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses (New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1907)].[29]
Ballads of a Cheechako (Toronto: William Briggs, 1909)[12]
Rhymes of a Rolling Stone (Toronto: William Briggs, 1912)[17]
Rhymes of a Red Cross Man (Toronto: William Briggs, 1916)
Ballads of a Bohemian (Toronto: G.J. McLeod, 1921)
Twenty Bath-Tub Ballads (London: Francis, Day and Hunter, 1939)[20]
Bar-Room Ballads (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1940)[20]
Songs of a Sun-Lover. A Book of Light Verse (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1949.)[20]
Rhymes of a Roughneck. A Book of Verse (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1950).[20]
Lyrics of a Lowbrow. A Book of Verse (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1951.).[20]
Rhymes of a Rebel. A Book of Verse (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1952).[20]
Songs for my Supper (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1953).[20]
Carols of an Old Codger (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1955).[20]
Rhymes for My Rags (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1956).[20]
[edit] Collections
The Collected Verse of Robert W. Service (London : E. Benn, 1930, 43, 48, 51, 53, 60, 73)
The Complete Poems of Robert W. Service (New York : Dodd Mead, 1933)
Rhyme and Romance: a Robert Service anthology (London : E. Benn, 1949)
Later Collected Verse (New York : Dodd Mead, 1954, 55, 65)
More Collected Verse (New York : Dodd Mead, 1955)
Songs of the High North (London : E. Benn, 1958)
The Song of the Campfire, illustrated by Richard Galaburr (New York : Dodd Mead, 1912, 39, 78)
The Shooting of Dan McGrew and Other Favorite Poems, jacket drawing by Eric Watts ( Dodd Mead, 1980)
Servicewise and Otherwise: a selection of extracts in prose and verse from the works of Robert W. Service, which may serve as an introduction to the virile writings of that celebrated author ; collected and arranged by Arthur H. Stewart
[edit] Fiction
The Trail of Ninety-Eight, A Northland Romance (Toronto: William Briggs, 1909)[12]
The Pretender. A story of the Latin quarter (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1914).
The Poisoned Paradise: A Romance of Monte Carlo (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1922)[17]
The Roughneck, A Tale of Tahiti (New York: Barse and Hopkins, 1923)[17]
The Master of the Microbe: A Fantastic Romance (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1926)[20]
The House of Fear, A Novel (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1927)[20]
[edit] Non-fiction
Why Not Grow Young? or Living for Longevity (London: Ernest Benn, 1928)[20]
Ploughman of the Moon, An Adventure Into Memory (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1945) - autobiography[20]
Harper of Heaven. A Record of Radiant Living (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1948) - autobiography
Ballads of a Cheechako (Toronto: William Briggs, 1909)[12]
Rhymes of a Rolling Stone (Toronto: William Briggs, 1912)[17]
Rhymes of a Red Cross Man (Toronto: William Briggs, 1916)
Ballads of a Bohemian (Toronto: G.J. McLeod, 1921)
Twenty Bath-Tub Ballads (London: Francis, Day and Hunter, 1939)[20]
Bar-Room Ballads (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1940)[20]
Songs of a Sun-Lover. A Book of Light Verse (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1949.)[20]
Rhymes of a Roughneck. A Book of Verse (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1950).[20]
Lyrics of a Lowbrow. A Book of Verse (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1951.).[20]
Rhymes of a Rebel. A Book of Verse (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1952).[20]
Songs for my Supper (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1953).[20]
Carols of an Old Codger (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1955).[20]
Rhymes for My Rags (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1956).[20]
[edit] Collections
The Collected Verse of Robert W. Service (London : E. Benn, 1930, 43, 48, 51, 53, 60, 73)
The Complete Poems of Robert W. Service (New York : Dodd Mead, 1933)
Rhyme and Romance: a Robert Service anthology (London : E. Benn, 1949)
Later Collected Verse (New York : Dodd Mead, 1954, 55, 65)
More Collected Verse (New York : Dodd Mead, 1955)
Songs of the High North (London : E. Benn, 1958)
The Song of the Campfire, illustrated by Richard Galaburr (New York : Dodd Mead, 1912, 39, 78)
The Shooting of Dan McGrew and Other Favorite Poems, jacket drawing by Eric Watts ( Dodd Mead, 1980)
Servicewise and Otherwise: a selection of extracts in prose and verse from the works of Robert W. Service, which may serve as an introduction to the virile writings of that celebrated author ; collected and arranged by Arthur H. Stewart
[edit] Fiction
The Trail of Ninety-Eight, A Northland Romance (Toronto: William Briggs, 1909)[12]
The Pretender. A story of the Latin quarter (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1914).
The Poisoned Paradise: A Romance of Monte Carlo (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1922)[17]
The Roughneck, A Tale of Tahiti (New York: Barse and Hopkins, 1923)[17]
The Master of the Microbe: A Fantastic Romance (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1926)[20]
The House of Fear, A Novel (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1927)[20]
[edit] Non-fiction
Why Not Grow Young? or Living for Longevity (London: Ernest Benn, 1928)[20]
Ploughman of the Moon, An Adventure Into Memory (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1945) - autobiography[20]
Harper of Heaven. A Record of Radiant Living (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1948) - autobiography
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