In a small Southern town, a white man tries to prevent a lynching and finds himself branded by the mob --- and worse, finds himself sheltering the dead man's son. When the killers come around to finish the job, the two victims are forced to flee across the country in the hopes of escaping men with nothing but vengeance on their minds. Just one step behind the vigilantes a solitary lawman tracks the men as he wrestles with the choice to either turn the customary blind eye or to put a stop to the intolerable logic of racial hatred. As the point of view moves seamlessly between characters, Christopher Bigsby crafts what Booklist calls a "taut, poetic narrative that has all the hypnotic power of an incantation." Dark and gritty, Beautiful Dreamer traces the struggle between reluctant good and dedicated evil, where morality is a matter of life or death and the choices made have consequences as lasting as they are unexpected.

Beautiful Dreamer: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Bigsby, Christopher

United States

Thomas Dunne Books

An insight into the creation and production of the work of Arthur Miller. Miller talks about his life and experiences, events and environments which provide the material for his plays. He discusses the techniques of his writings and the moral and political questions which his plays address.

ARTHUR MILLER & COMPANY

Biographies & Memoirs

Heinemann

An act of terrible violence sets two people running - one white, one black, one a man whose life has been slipping away, the other a boy, stunned by grief but fighting to survive. Chasing them are men who have nothing but vengeance on their minds and another, a law officer, always seemingly a step behind, yet desperate to stop the logic playing itself out. But a chase turns into a journey as two people meet across a seemingly implacable gulf, as they travel towards a destiny they can never have imagined. At the heart of this darkness, however, is a surprising beauty, as at the heart of the beauty is a terrifying darkness.

Beautiful Dreamer

Contemporary

METHUEN

In addition to "The Song of Hiawatha" and "Evangeline", this selection includes poems written after the death of his wife, such as "Palingenesis" and "The Cross of Snow," and later poems which draw on memories of his childhood including "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls."

Selected Poems (Everyman's Library)

THWAITE, Anthony

LONGFELLOW, HENRY-WADSWORTH

Poetry

Everymans Library

The Best of O. Henry (Everyman's Library)

Henry, O.

Bell, Ian F. A.

Meet Henry Fleming, a youth who dreams of glory as a Union Army soldier during the Civil War. In the middle of his first battle, Henry runs from the fighting in terror. He begins to grow up when he has to face his fellow soldiers, some of whom are wounded and dying. Now, Henry knwos that war is not as glorious as he thought. An another major battle begins, will Henry flee or find the courage to stay and fight?.

The Red Badge of Courage (Everyman's Library)

CRANE, STEPHEN

BRADBURY, Malcolm

Provides the text of Whitman's famous collection of poetry, in addition to four selected prose works and some critical commentary

Leaves of Grass and Selected Prose (Everyman's Library)

WHITMAN, WALT

Crasnow, Ellman

History & Criticism

Arthur Miller: 1962-2005

Christopher Bigsby's masterful two-volume biography of Arthur Miller sheds new light on one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed literary figures. Plays such as Death of a Salesman, A View from the Bridge, and The Crucible brought Miller an international following; events such as his refusal to provide information to the House Un-American Activities Committee and his marriage to Marilyn Monroe kept him in the public eye. The second half of his life proved no less fascinating. In 1962, Monroe died, and he married photographer Inge Morath, a relationship that transformed him as a writer and as a person. His activism in support of political and social causes only increased during the period, including criticism of U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam and contemporary conflicts in the Middle East. In this period of his life, he also became renowned for his work in support of dissident writers in Russia, Czechoslovakia, China, and elsewhere. Enriched by the biographer's uncommon access to Miller and his unpublished papers, this compelling narrative provides illuminating detail and invaluable insights into the Miller the artist and Miller the man.

Humor & Entertainment

University of Michigan Press

Christopher Bigsby's masterful two-volume biography of Arthur Miller sheds new light on one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed literary figures.  Plays such as Death of a Salesman, A View from the Bridge, and The Crucible brought Miller an international following, and events such as his refusal to provide information to the House Un-American Activities Committee and his marriage to Marilyn Monroe kept him in the public eye.  The second half of his life, the focus of this volume, proved no less fascinating.  In 1962, Monroe died, and he married photographer Inge Morath, a relationship that transformed him as a writer and as a person. His activism in support of political and social causes only increased during the period, including criticism of U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam and contemporary conflicts in the Middle East. In this period of his life, he also became renowned for his work in support of dissident writers in Russia, Czechoslovakia, China, and elsewhere. The second volume of this magisterial biography offers a compelling narrative of a singular American life, a life story enriched by the biographer's uncommon access to Miller and his unpublished papers while researching this book. The result is an authoritative biography that provides illuminating detail and invaluable insights into the Miller the artist and Miller the man.

Arts & Literature

Christopher Bigsby explores all of Arthur Miller's work, including plays, poetry, fiction and prose, in this comprehensive study. Using previously unpublished and unknown material, including conversations with Miller, Bigsby paints a compelling picture of how Miller's works were influenced by, and created in the light of, events of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Arthur Miller: A Critical Study

Cambridge University Press

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Books by Bigsby, Christopher

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Beautiful Dreamer: A Novel

ARTHUR MILLER & COMPANY

Beautiful Dreamer

Selected Poems (Everyman's Library)

The Best of O. Henry (Everyman's Library)

The Red Badge of Courage (Everyman's Library)

Leaves of Grass and Selected Prose (Everyman's Library)

Arthur Miller: 1962-2005

Arthur Miller: 1962-2005

Arthur Miller: A Critical Study