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Harper Prize
The Harper Novel Prize was an award presented by Harper Brothers, an American publishing company located in New York City, New York. The award was presented to the best novel by an "a writer who hitherto had not found a wide audience". A number of the awarded books went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and many were adapted into films. Winners Winners of the Harper Prize included: * 1922–1923: Margaret Wilson, ''The Able McLaughlins''"Books and Authors" ''''. September 2, 1923. Retrieved August 5, 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harper (publisher)
Harper is an American publishing house, the flagship imprint of global publisher HarperCollins based in New York City. History J. & J. Harper (1817–1833) James Harper and his brother John, printers by training, started their book publishing business J. & J. Harper in New York City in 1817. Their two brothers, Joseph Wesley and Fletcher, joined them in the mid-1820s. Harper & Brothers (1833–1962) The company changed its name to "Harper & Brothers" in 1833. The headquarters of the publishing house were located at 331 Pearl Street, facing Franklin Square in Lower Manhattan (about where the Manhattan approach to the Brooklyn Bridge lies today). Harper & Brothers began publishing ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine'' in New York City in 1850. The brothers also published ''Harper's Weekly'' (starting in New York City in June 1857), '' Harper's Bazar'' (starting in New York City in November 2, 1867), and ''Harper's Young People'' (starting in New York City in 1879). George B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers In The West
A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. A full brother is a first degree relative. Overview The term ''brother'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr, which becomes Latin ''frater'', of the same meaning. Sibling warmth or affection between male siblings has been correlated to some more negative effects. In pairs of brothers, higher sibling warmth is related to more risk taking behaviour, although risk taking behaviour is not related to sibling warmth in any other type of sibling pair. The cause of this phenomenon in which sibling warmth is only correlated with risk taking behaviours in brother pairs still is unclear. This finding does, however, suggest that although sibling conflict is a risk factor for risk taking behaviour, sibling warmth does n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Sinclair
Ruth Seid (July 1, 1913 – April 4, 1995) was an American novelist who wrote under the pen name Jo Sinclair. She earned awards and critical praise for her novels about race relations and the struggles of immigrant families in America. Life The fifth child and third daughter of Jewish immigrants, Ruth Seid was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 1, 1913, the daughter of Nathan Seid and his wife, Ida (Kravetsky). In an effort to escape the blinding poverty in which they lived, the Seid family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1916, but her parents were unable to find the prosperity they sought. After attending local public elementary schools, she enrolled at John Hay High School, where she concentrated on studies in English and journalism. After graduating at age 17 as the class valedictorian, Seid found employment as a clerk-typist and began attending night classes at Cleveland College. With the onset of the Great Depression, she became unemployed, and she and her family sought public a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey In The Dark
''Journey in the Dark'' is a 1943 novel by Martin Flavin. It won both the 1943 Harper Prize and the 1944 Pulitzer Prize, and was printed as an Armed Services Edition. The ''New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'' called the book "a story of a boy from Iowa who becomes a business tycoon at the price of his integrity.” References External links Photos of the first edition of ''Journey in the Dark'' 1943 American novels Pulitzer Prize for the Novel-winning works Harper & Brothers books {{1940s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Flavin
Martin Archer Flavin (November 2, 1883 – December 27, 1967) was an American playwright and novelist. Biography Flavin was born on November 2, 1883, in San Francisco, California. He was a Sigma Chi at the University of Chicago, which he attended from 1903 to 1905. His novel '' Journey in the Dark'' received both the Harper Prize for 1943 and a Pulitzer Prize for 1944. He came to Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Carmel-by-the-Sea (), often simply called Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, founded in 1902 and incorporated on October 31, 1916. Situated on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel is known for its natural scenery and ric ... in the 1920s. Death Flavin died on December 27, 1967, in Carmel-by-the-Sea at the age of 84. Novels * ''Mr. Littlejohn'' (1940) * ''Corporal Cat'' (1941) * ''Journey in the Dark'' (1943) * ''The Enchanted'' (1947) * ''Cameron Hill'' (1957) Non-fiction * ''Black and White: From the Cape to the Congo'' (1950) * ''Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage Is A Private Affair (novel)
''Marriage is a Private Affair'' is a 1944 war-comedy film, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, based on novel ''Marriage Is a Private Affair'' (1941) by Judith Kelly. It stars Lana Turner, Frances Gifford and James Craig. Plot During World War II Theo has many boyfriends from the officer's club in New York City, who want to marry her. Her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been married many times. Without much thought, Theo accepts a proposal of marriage from Tom West, an Air Corps lieutenant, about to ship out, not knowing if he'll come back. After the honeymoon, Tom's father dies, a defense contractor making lenses for bomber sights, and the War Industries Board furloughs Tom from shipping out with the United States Army Air Corps (predecessor to the United States Air Force), and orders him to take over the lens production operation. Theo has a baby, hates the idea of being matronly, and considers a return to being one of the party girls at the O club. One of Tom's business partners, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Kelly (novelist)
Judith Clair Kelly is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (Australia). She was appointed to the Court on 12 August 2009. Justice Kelly was only the second female appointment to the Court since it was established in 1911. Early life and education Kelly was born in Queensland, daughter of Colin and Valerie Fletcher and granddaughter of Ivy and Harold Snell. She obtained a Diploma in Education and worked as a school teacher, where she married Matthew Kelly. They moved to the Northern Territory in 1977 working at the Batchelor Area School, Batchelor. In 1983 Kelly started studying law at the University of Queensland, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours. Career Kelly returned to the Northern Territory to work as a solicitor with the law firm Morris, Fletcher and Cross in Darwin and she became a partner with the firm in 1990. As a solicitor her principle practise was in commercial litigation practise, banking and insolvency, insurance, con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of God (Fisher Novel)
Children of God may refer to: Religion *People of God, a Jewish and Christian term *Divine filiation, the Christian concept of becoming a child of God *The New Forest Shakers, also known as the Children of God, an English Christian new religious movement *The Family International, formerly named the Children of God, an American Christian new religious movement Arts and entertainment Music * ''Children of God'' (Phil Wickham album), 2016 * ''Children of God'' (Swans album), 1987 *"Children of God", a song by Eyehategod from the 1992 album ''In the Name of Suffering'' *"Children of God," a song by Third Day from the 2010 album ''Move'' *"Children of God," a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad from the 2014 album ''Christmas Island'' Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Children of God'' (film), a 2010 Bahamian film * ''Children of God'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Mary Doria Russell Other uses *Harijan, or "children of God", a Hindi term that Mahatma Gandhi used for Dalits See also * God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardis Fisher
Vardis Alvero Fisher (March 31, 1895 – July 9, 1968) was an American writer from Idaho who wrote popular historical novels of the Old West. After studying at the University of Utah and the University of Chicago, Fisher taught English at the University of Utah and then at the Washington Square College of New York University until 1931. He worked with the Federal Writers' Project to write the Works Project Administration ''The Idaho Guide'', which was published in 1937. In 1939, Fisher wrote ''Children of God'', a historical novel focused on the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The novel won the Harper Prize. In 1940, Fisher moved to Hagerman, Idaho, and spent the next twenty years writing the 12-volume '' Testament of Man'' (1943–1960) series of novels, depicting the history of humans from cavemen to civilization. Fisher's novel ''Mountain Man'' (1965) was adapted in the film '' Jeremiah Johnson'' (1972). Fisher is often grouped with disaffected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven Who Fled
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Prokosch
Frederic Prokosch (May 17, 1906 – June 2, 1989) was an American writer, known for his novels, poetry, memoirs and criticism. He was also a distinguished translator. Biography Prokosch was born in Madison, Wisconsin, into an intellectual family that travelled widely. His father, Eduard Prokosch, an Austrian immigrant, was Professor of Germanic Languages at Yale University at the time of his death in 1938, and his sister Gertrude Prokosch Kurath was a dancer and a prominent ethnomusicologist. Prokosch was graduated from Haverford College in 1925 and received a Ph.D. in English in 1932 from Yale University. In his youth, he was an accomplished squash racquets player; he represented the Yale Club in the 1937 New York State squash racquets championship. He won the squash-racquets championship of France in 1938. During World War II, Prokosch was a cultural attaché at the American Legation in Sweden. He spent most of the remainder of his life in Europe, where he led a peripate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey In The Horn
''Honey in the Horn'' is a 1935 debut novel by Harold L. Davis. The novel received the Harper Prize for best first novel of 1935 and won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1936. The title of the book is from a line in a square dancing tune, and is only found in the book in the author's introductory overleaf. Synopsis ''Honey in the Horn'' is a novel about life in the homesteading days of Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ..., 1906-1908. It is about the coming of age of an orphan boy named Clay Calvert, but it is also about the trials of the pioneers who came to Oregon following the American Dream. Through the characters that Clay meets along the way, the author introduces the readers to the various occupations of the settlers of that era. Plot summary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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