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  • So Long, See You Tomorrow

    National Book Award Winner

    by William Maxwell ...
    Series series Vintage International
    **Winner of the National Book Award and the William Dean Howells MedalFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize for FictionWith a new introduction by Ann Patchett"A small, perfect novel." ―Washington Post Book WorldIn this magically evocative novel, William Maxwell explores the enigmatic gravity of the past, which compels us to keep explaining it even as it makes liars out of us every time we try.**On a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Folded Leaf

    by William Maxwell ...
    The Folded Leaf, first published in 1945, is a classic American coming-of-age novel. In the suburbs of Chicago in the 1920s, two boys initiate an unusual friendship: Lymie Peters, a skinny and somewhat clumsy boy who always gets good grades, and newcomer Spud Latham, a star athlete and mediocre student. Spud accepts Lymie's devotion without questioning it, but once high school ends and the boys ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Time Will Darken It

    by William Maxwell ...
    Series series Vintage International
    Pregnant with her second child, Martha King finds her marriage to lawyer Austin King more and more frustrating when her husband befriends his young foster cousin, Nora, and, in the process, unwittingly jeopardizes his marriage, career, and place in the community. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • They Came Like Swallows

    by William Maxwell ...
    Series series Vintage International
    **From the National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow—the heartbreaking story of an ordinary American family overtaken by the devastating flu epidemic of 1918."William Maxwell is one of the past half-century's unmistakably great novelists." ―Village Voice**To eight-year old Bunny Morison, his mother is an angelic comforter in whose absence nothing is real or alive. To his ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • All the Days and Nights

    The Collected Stories

    by William Maxwell ...
    Series series Vintage International
    **From the National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow comes a masterful collection of stories, spanning more than 50 years—the life's work of one of American's most widely and justly honored writers."Beautifully wrought. . . Maxwell writes with such clear-eyed sympathy for his characters. . . A radiant collection." —The New York Times**Whether he is writing about a small town ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Chateau

    by William Maxwell ...
    It is 1948 and a young American couple arrive in France for a holiday, full of anticipation and enthusiasm. But the countryside and people are war-battered, and their reception at the Chateau Beaumesnil is not all the open-hearted Americans could wish for. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Writer as Illusionist

    Uncollected & Unpublished Work

    by William Maxwell ...
    Series Book 11 - Nonpareil Books
    “Illuminating . . . Handling strong emotions—shame, love, grief—without fuss, Maxwell gives the bald facts of life a poignant shimmer.”—Wall Street JournalAs a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1936 to 1975, William Maxwell helped shaped several generations’ sense of the literary short story. At the same time, Maxwell himself was also an exceptional novelist, short story writer, essayist, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Folded Leaf

    by William Maxwell ...
    Series series Vintage International
    From the National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow comes a poignant novel about the innocence of childhood and the unspoken bonds of friendship."A subtle, sensitive, beautifully written story." —TimeSet in Illinois in the 1920s, William Maxwell's serenely observed yet deeply affecting novel traces the evolution of the unusual bond between two very different boys. Lymie Peters ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Ancestors

    A Family History

    by William Maxwell ...
    From the National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow comes an astonishing evocation of a vanished world, a book built from letters and journals, memory and speculation, and infused on every page with the vivid intimacy of a great novel."Maxwell's sensitive prose is the good and careful tool of an artist who is always doing exactly what he means to do." —Eudora WeltyAncestors is ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Heavenly Tenants

    by William Maxwell ...
    Illustrated by Ilonka Karasz ...
    "This is a lovely introduction to the constellations of the zodiac for children, and readers of all ages will be enthralled by the evocative scratchboard illustrations. The Dover production is a high-quality hardcover on heavy, slightly glossy paper, a beautiful book to treasure for many years." — The Emerald City Book ReviewThe Marvell family is on the move, driving from their Wisconsin farm to ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • From The Yalu To Port Arthur

    by Sir William Maxwell ...
    From the Yalu to Port Arthur by Sir William Maxwell is a vivid and authoritative account of warfare, diplomacy, and endurance during one of the most consequential conflicts of the early twentieth century. Through immersive narration, this audiobook places the listener at the front lines of the Russo-Japanese War, transforming history into a living, breathing experience.Maxwell writes with the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eulogy on Chief-Justice Chase

    Delivered by William M. Evarts before the Alumni of / Dartmouth College, at Hanover

    by William Maxwell Evarts ...
    In his poignant and eloquent work, "Eulogy on Chief-Justice Chase," William Maxwell Evarts presents a reflective tribute to the life and contributions of Salmon P. Chase, the esteemed Chief Justice of the United States during a pivotal era in American history. Evarts employs a formal yet accessible literary style, intertwining biographical detail with a profound analysis of Chase'Äôs legal ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus