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A renowned Broadway thriller comes to life in this captivating audiobook adaptation of Stephen Vincent Benét's classic, *The Bat*. Set within the confines of a mysterious mansion, a group of characters navigates a web of deceit and intrigue as they unravel a chilling mystery. With its rich plot and vivid personalities, this tale keeps listeners on the edge of their seats. Will the truth emerge, or will the shadows of the past consume them all? Experience the suspense that captivated audiences in over 867 Broadway performances and inspired three film adaptations. Dive into this intricate story...

Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American author, poet, short story writer and novelist. He is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, and for two short stories, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" and "By the Waters of Babylon".It was a line of Benet's poetry that gave the title to Dee Brown's famous history of the destruction of Native American tribes by the United States: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. (Summary excerpted from Wikipedia)This recording includes the ...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of The Lover in Hell by Stephen Vincent Benét. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 17, 2021. ------ Our Fortnightly Hallowe'en offering is taken from Young Adventure: A Book of Poems by Stephen Vincent Benét, an American Poet and short-story writer. - Summary by David Lawrence

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Music by Stephen Vincent Benét. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 30, 2022. ------ Stephen Vincent Benét was from a family with roots in Florida, which explains the Spanish name. He attended Yale starting in 1915 and that same year published his first book of poems, `Five Men and Pompey'. `Young Adventure' (1918) is considered his first mature book of poetry, and he went on to win two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1929 for `John Brown's Body' and in 1944 for `Western Star'. (Biographical Note: from YOUNG ADVENTURE, A Book of Poems by Stephen ...

The novelization of the play of the same name that had an initial run of 867 shows on Broadway and has been performed all over the world and been made into three movies over a span from 1926 to 1959. An intricate mystery, with a wide cast of characters. (Summary by Alan Winterrowd)

A Mysterious killer—Man? Beast? Or devil?—spreading terror throughout a nation, flouting law and lawless alike … Curious GOINGS-ON in a house rented immediately upon the death of its owner … A WARNING to leave the house, underlined with threats of death … A SHADOW bearing one gleaming eye [ … ] Wouldn’t You Like to Know – What happens when the indomitable Miss Van Gorder refuses to be frightened from the house of murder? What nerve-shaking word is spelled out by the Ouija board? [ … ] Who is the stranger who arrives half dead? Who is the Bat?” ~ from the ad in the book. ...

Benét was born on 22nd July in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Prodigiously his first book was published at 17 and for he obtained his M.A. in English when he submitted a poetry volume as his thesis. Whilst travelling in France, in the early '20s, he met and quickly married a fellow writer and poet, Rosemary Carr. She would also collaborate with him on several works. In Paris he wrote the book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War ‘John Brown's Body’, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

A new audiobook edition of Stephen Vincent Benet's epic poem of the American Civil War, spanning the years of the slave trade, John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, and the assassination of Lincoln. Part history, part thrilling historical fiction, part haunting ghost story, all set to musical rhyme and meter. Includes a new introduction by the narrator.

Part two of a new audiobook edition of Stephen Vincent Benét's epic poem of the American Civil War, spanning the years of the slave trade, John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, and the assassination of Lincoln. Part history, part thrilling historical fiction, part haunting ghost story, all set to musical rhyme and meter. Includes a new introduction by the narrator.

"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of… romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you… Escape!" Radio Spirits is pleased to present 20 classic tales from one of radio's greatest action and adventure series. This collection will bring you tales of black pearls, headhunters, volcanoes, Nazi convoys and cargos of gold in exotic settings and locales - from South of the Border to Dutch East India, Paris, North Africa and points unknown!

A collection of stories about America's bloodiest conflict by some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries.

"The Hemp (A Virginia Legend)" is a rhyming ballad written by Steven Vincent Benet in 1916 and tells the tale of an infamous pirate whose villainy terrorized the seas and the rope of hemp that brought his end.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Brought to you by Penguin. A unique collection of the finest Golden Age mystiers - puzzling whodunnits that have entertained and delighted readers for centuries. With Edgar Award-winning Otto Penzler as guide, delve into an irresistible collection of the finest Golden Age American whodunits...

In An den Strömen Babylons wagt sich ein junger Priester in ein verbotenes Land - dort wo einst die "Götter" lebten. Er findet die verfallenen Überreste einer längst vergangenen Welt: zerstörte Städte, verstrahlte Tempel und vergessene Wahrheiten. Diese Geschichte erzählt von Asche und Erkenntnis. Eine postapokalyptische Parabel über Wissen, Glaube und das Wiederkehren der Menschheit.

Leviathans stride the poetic stage, known to us all and revered by many. Their verse is at once familiar and yet constantly reveals new layers and depths, new ways of thinking and assembling words to reveal new truths, new feelings and above all new poetry.