This early work by Stephen Vincent Benét was originally published in
1942 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory
biography. 'Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benet Vol. II.' is a
collection of Benét's prose writings, including 'Too Early Spring', 'The
King of Cats', 'Into Egypt', and many more. Stephen Vincent Benét was
born on 22nd July 1898 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Benét
was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book
published at 17 and submitting his third volume of poetry in lieu of a
thesis for his degree. During his time at Yale, he was an influential
figure at the 'Yale Lit' literary magazine, and a fellow member of the
Elizabethan Club. Benét was also a part-time contributor for the early
Time Magazine. Benét's best known works are the book-length narrative
poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he won a
Pulitzer Prize in 1929, and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel
Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937). Benét won a second
Pulitzer Prize posthumously for his unfinished poem Western Star in
1944.