BOOKS by William Maxwell

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1	So long, see you tomorrow more books like this by William Maxwell add to wishlist On a winter morning in the 1920s, a shot is fired on a farm in rural Illinois. Lloyd Wilson is dead. A tenuous friendship between two lonely teenagers - the narrator, whose mother died young, and Cletus Smith, a troubled farmboy - is shattered: Cletus's father committed the murder. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Time Will Darken It more books like this by William Maxwell add to wishlist When Austin King entertains some distant relatives he unwittingly sets in motion events that will threaten his marriage, his law practice and his standing in the community. Austin's eagerness to please his foster cousin Nora is mistaken for other motives, especially since Nora is besotted with him. see all copies from $2.12! new only from $9.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Texas Politics Today more books like this by William Earl Maxwell add to wishlist "Texas Politics Today" continues to be a best-selling overview of Texas Politics because it offers students a wide range of viewpoints, drawing on the diverse political and social perspectives of its contributing authors to give students rich, nuanced insight into the political system and decision-making processes of the Lone Star State. Current ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.54!
4	The Chateau more books like this by William Maxwell add to wishlist It is 1948. American couple Harold and Barbara Rhodes arrive in France for a four-month sojourn to escape the anxiety of their childlessness. They begin with a two-week stay at Chateau Beaumesnil, but rather than feeling welcomed by the proprietor and guests, there is much that bewilders them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Element of Lavishness: Letters of William Maxwell and Sylvia Townsend Warner, 1938-1978 more books like this by Sylvia Townsend Warner, William Maxwell, Michael Steinman (Editor) add to wishlist William Maxwell championed the work of Sylvia Townsend Warner at The New Yorker when he was an editor there and she was a beginning writer. They seldom met, but this volume of their fascinating, instructive, and very literate correspondence begins at the start of their friendship in 1938 and ends with her death 40 years later. A New York Times ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97! \| first editions
6	They came like swallows more books like this by William Maxwell add to wishlist This novel, originally published in 1937, begins with the sudden death of a beloved mother. Elizabeth Morison is the center of her family, but when she dies in the prime of her life--during the 1918 flu epidemic--the Morisons, and in particular the young son of the family, Peter (known as "Bunny"), must come to terms with her death and with their ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $7.77! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Folded Leaf more books like this by William Maxwell add to wishlist Set in 1920s Chicago, "The Folded Leaf" follows two very different boys who find themselves forming an unlikely friendship. Lymie is thin, clever and terrible at sport. Spud is athletic and quick to fight and blithely accepts Lymie's passionate devotion to him. The bond between them is obsessively close, until they leave home for college and both ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Outermost Dream: Essays and Reviews more books like this by William F Maxwell add to wishlist This collection of essays and reviews by William Maxwell, a longtime New Yorker editor, includes pieces on both canon writers like Virginia Woolf, Byron, Colette, and E.M. Forster, and more modern writers such as V. S. Pritchett, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Louise Bogan, E.B. White, and Isak Dinesen--some of whom he worked with at the magazine. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	All the Days and Nights: The Collected Stories more books like this by William F Maxwell add to wishlist The collected short stories by one of America's most widely and justly acclaimed writers. Spanning more than fifty years, the twenty-one stories in this collection may be said to represent the life's work of William Maxwell. Whether he is writing about a small town in turn-of-the-century Illinois or the precariously balanced good-life of the Upper ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	William Maxwell: Later Novels and Stories more books like this by William Maxwell, Christopher Carduff (Selected by) add to wishlist In the latter half of his literary career, Maxwell deepened his connection to his signature subject matter--small-town family life in the early 20th century--and broadened his canvas to include new places and characters. This volume of his later works features 40 brief stories and the essay Nearing Ninety. see all copies from $12.11! new only from $22.37! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Ancestors: A Family History more books like this by William F Maxwell add to wishlist From letters and journals and his own memories, writer and editor William Maxwell writes the history of his family, which flourished in the small towns of the Midwest--and in doing so, he illuminates the world of 19th-century America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Happiness of Getting It Down Right: Letters of Frank O'Connor and William Maxwell, 1945-1966 more books like this by Frank O'Connor, William Maxwell, Michael Steinman (Editor) add to wishlist The compelling correspondence between two great storytellers. Maxwell, the distinguished novelist and short story writer, was O'Connor's editor at 'The New Yorker', and these letters explore their working relationship. They also take us inside the magazine, and show how stories can sometimes be a collaborative effort involving many people. In ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $15.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	All the Days and Nights: The Collected Stories of William Maxwell more books like this by William F Maxwell add to wishlist Encompassing many themes evoking many emotions, William Maxwell's stories are told simply and directly. These 23 stories (plus a set of 21 "improvisations") were written over a span of 53 years. Many are autobiographical and set in early 20th-century Illinois; others take place in New York or Europe. Titles include "A Game of Chess" (1965), "Over ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $12.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Eudora Welty: Writers' Reflections Upon First Reading Welty more books like this by William F Maxwell, Barry Hannah, Willie Morris add to wishlist Simply put, Eudora Welty is the greatest living writer of Southern fiction. On the occasion of her ninetieth birthday, many important writers have come together to offer their deeply personal tributes in honor of her importance as the "first lady of American letters." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15	Warner: Letters more books like this by William Maxwell (Editor), Sylvia Townsend Warner add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16 view cover	Over by the River more books like this by William F Maxwell add to wishlist Maxwell's personal selection of 12 of his best stories includes work written between 1941 and 1984. Among the stories are "The Pilgrimage," "The Gardens of Mont-Saint-Michel," "The Value of Money," and "What Every Boy Should Know." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Printmaking, a Beginning Handbook more books like this by William C Maxwell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
18 view cover	Billie Dyer & Other Stories more books like this by Maxwell add to wishlist Through seven wonderfully moving linked stories, William Maxwell revisits his native town of Lincoln, Illinois, in the 1900s, introducing us to some of the characters who have haunted him throughout his life. Much more than simple reminiscences, these stories reflect the lost innocence of the past and show race relations in a younger America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	New Negro, Old Left: African-American Writing and Communism Between the Wars more books like this by Professor William J Maxwell add to wishlist Howard "Stretch" Johnson, a charismatic Harlemite who graduated from Cotton Club dancer to Communist Party youth leader, once claimed that in late 1930s New York "75% of black cultural figures had Party membership or maintained regular meaningful contact with the Party." He stretched the truth, but barely. In a broad-ranging, revisionary account ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $4.98!
20	Four in Hand: A Quarter of Novels more books like this by Sylvia Townsend Warner, William F Maxwell (Introduction by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	Theory of scheduling. more books like this by Richard Walter Conway add to wishlist This comprehensive text explores the mathematical models underlying the theory of scheduling. Organized according to scheduling problem type, it examines 3 solution techniques: algebraic, probabilistic, and Monte Carlo simulation by computer. Topics include problems of sequence, measures for schedule evaluation, finite sequencing for a single ... see all copies from $3.98! new only from $10.75! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Mrs. Donald's Dog Bun and His Home Away from Home more books like this by William F Maxwell, James Stevenson (Illustrator) add to wishlist Bun the dog is thrilled when he finally gets his own home--right in his owners' backyard. However, Bun's new place is soon overrun with doggy visitors--all of whom seem to want to stay forever. Bun must find a way to cope with all his guests--or else return to his comfortable spot in his owners' house. Illustrated with watercolor drawings by New ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.62! \| first editions
23	Ancestors more books like this by William Maxwell add to wishlist From letters and journals and his own memories, writer and editor William Maxwell writes the history of his family, which flourished in the small towns of the Midwest--and in doing so, he illuminates the world of 19th-century America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Complete Poems more books like this by Claude McKay, Professor William J Maxwell (Introduction by) add to wishlist Containing more than three hundred poems, including nearly a hundred published here for the first time, this collection showcases the range and dynamism of Claude McKay (1889-1948), the Jamaican-born poet whose life and poetry were marked by restless travel and steadfast social protest. His first poems were composed in rural Jamaican dialect and ... see all copies from $23.50! new only from $23.50! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Old Man at the Railroad Crossing and Other Tales more books like this by William Maxwell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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