Fiction, juvenile fiction, deer, parent and child, post civil war, farm life, deer in fiction, parent and child in fiction, florida in fiction, farm life in fiction, wild animals as pets, boys in fiction, wild animals as pets in fiction, boys, deer as pets in fiction, legends and stories, deer as pets. Rawlings struggled to gain a foothold in the literary world and made no secret that she found writing to be a difficult task. An instant bestseller when it was released in 1938, this pulitzer prize winner has been read and loved by school aged children across the nation for more than 50 years. The yearling is a coming of age book set in the hardscrabble scrub of florida around the turn of the century. She is the author of several earlier novels as well as a memoir, cross creek, which inspired the acclaimed motion picture of the same name. The book measures approximately 8 14 in length, 5 34 wide and 1 14 inches thick with 428 pages. The yearling book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. Outpost of freedomthe double imagethe yearlingthe century of the detectivethe way of the eagleso this is what happened to charlie moe readers digest condensed books, volume 1. The book was written in 1938, by someone who loved where she lived, and about a subject she was well versed in, and her writing dislpays this love and knowledge throughout. I have a 1938 edition of the yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings and wondered its value.
The book was written long before the concept of youngadult fiction, but is now commonly marjorie kinnan rawlings was an american author who lived in rural florida. Rawlings actually spends most of the book showing us how adorable the fawn a. The owners name on 1st page also the price sticker from store that it was purchased, no other writing. The yearling book by marjorie kinnan rawlings official. The yearling is a touching, suspenseful, and realistic story about a boy caught between love for his pet and responsibility to his family. The yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings 1938 literary. Marjorie kinnan rawlings was an awardwinning american author who lived in rural florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings. Picture of the 1938 first edition dust jacket for the yearling. It was an immediate bestseller and won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1939. The yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings overdrive.
First pulitzer prize edition with matching dates of 1939 and the a and scribners seal on the page. It was the bestselling novel in america in 1938 and the seventhbest in 1939. Marjorie kinnan rawlings historic state park preserves a. Palmettos, sweet gums, magnolias, cypress, and spanish. A lovely ed of this classic with 14 glossy color plates by n. I have a 1938 edition of the yearling by arjorie kinnan rawlings and wondered its value. Scott fitzgerald, ernest hemingway, and other literary luminaries. Her best known work, the yearling, about a boy who adopts an orphaned fawn, won a pulitzer prize for fiction in 1939 and was later made into a movie of the same name.
Quotes from the yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings 1938. It is rawlings best known work and won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1939. The yearling 1938 by florida author marjorie kinnan rawlings is a childrens novel about a boy who cares for a recently orphaned baby dear. As well as being the bestselling novel in america in 1938, it was the seventhbest in 1939. The yearling is a novel by marjorie kinnan rawlings published in march 1938. Rawlings worked with famed editor maxwell perkins, who was also. In this classic story of the baxter family and their wild, hard, and satisfying life in remote central florida, majorie kinnan rawlings has written one of the great novels of our times. The yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings, first edition. Jody is an only child in a poor family who desperately wants a pet. The book was written long before the concept of young adult fiction, but is now commonly included in teenreading lists. When marjorie kinnan rawlings published her novel the yearling in 1938, it was an almost instant success, winning her a legion of readers as well as the pulitzer prize. The writing itslef shows how well she kmew her craft. The yearling project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. First edition points to identify the yearling by marjorie.
Marjorie kinnan rawlings historic state park preserves the world of that classic book, published in 1938 and which won the pulitzer prize in april 1939. The yearling, by marjorie kinnan rawlings, finds a place. Edward shenton a young boy living in the florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet. The yearling is the 1938 novel written by marjorie kinnan rawlings. What is the value of the yearling 1938 edition answers. It is filled with the embarrassment and delight felt by a 12yearold boy named jody baxter.
The book is attractively bound in oatmealcolored buckram cloth pictorially stamped in brown on the front boards and the spine. Clean and tight throughout with charming colored endpapers of jody coaxing the yearling along. Her best known work, the yearling, about a boy who adopts an orphaned fawn, won a pulitzer prize for fiction in 1939 and was later made into a movie of the same title, the yearling. The yearling was awarded the pulitzer prize in 1939. It was the number one best seller for twentythree consecutive weeks in 1938. It has been translated into spanish, chinese, french, japanese, german, italian, russian and 22 other languages. It was the main selection of the book of the month club in april 1938.
The yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings is a classic, first published in 1938 and still in print today. It centers around a young boy named jody growing up in. The yearling shouldnt have taken 2 weeks to finish but i kept coming up with other things to do instead of reading it. Marjorie kinnan rawlings 18961953 lived for twentyfive years in cross creek, florida, the area that is the setting for the yearling, which was awarded the pulitzer prize in 1939. The story of a young boy and his pet fawn is as beloved as ever, and visiting marjorie kinnan rawlings historic state park is an excellent way to discover the authentic florida far from the. I have an original first edition book the yearling signed by the author. To find the market value for this book, click on the prefilled ebay, abebooks, or biblio links to the right and look for comparable listings that have all of these first edition points. Find great deals on ebay for the yearling and the yearling 1938. The yearling is a 1938 novel written by marjorie kinnan rawlings. Editions of the yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings. Winner of pulitzer prize in 1938, the yearling was made available the following year in a special edition illustrated by the distinguished american artist, n. Her best known work, the yearling, published in 1938 and edited by maxwell perkins, won the 1939. The yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings, paperback. Edward shenton a young boy living in the florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a.
Donlon wwarren rogers, helen macinnes, marjorie kinnan rawlings, jurgen thorwald, daniel p. The novel follows a year in the life of this playful and sensitive boya year filled with adventure and danger, loss and loneliness. The yearling by marjorie kinnan rawlings librarything. Rawlingss editor was maxwell perkins, who also worked with f. In that wild, swampy, nearjungle country that is inland florida, marjorie kinnan rawlings has set another enchanting story. I have a 1938 edition of the yearling by marjorie kinnan. As well as being the bestselling novel in america in 1938 it was the seventh best in 1939. Was she the president of the we hate deer club, when she wrote the yearling in 1938.
The yearling, a 1938 novel by marjorie kinnan rawlings 1896 1953, was the most successful work by this american author. It won the pulitzer in 1938 and is often taught at the middle school level. In 1938, europe was arming for a war into which the united states would inevitably be drawn. The yearling was the main selection of the book of the month club in april 1938. When the fawn cannot be stopped from eating the familys crops, jodys father forces jody to shoot flag. Collecting the yearling by rawlings, marjorie kinnan.
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