This classic works by Benét was originally published posthumously in
1944. We are republishing this work with a new introductory biography.
Benét 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).