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Owen Johnson

Owen McMahon Johnson was an American writer best remembered for his stories and novels cataloguing the educational and personal growth of the fictional character Dink Stover. The "Lawrenceville Stories", set in the well-known prep school, invite comparison with Kipling's Stalky & Co. A 1950 film, The Happy Years, and a 1987 PBS mini-series, The Lawrenceville Stories, were based on them.

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In the Name of Liberty: A Story of the Terror

"In the Name of Liberty: A Story of the Terror" by Owen Johnson is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set during the tumultuous per...

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The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration

"The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story explores the lives of various char...

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Stover at Yale

"Stover at Yale" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Dink Stover, a freshman at Yale University, a...

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The Eternal Boy: Being the Story of the Prodigious Hickey

"The Eternal Boy: Being the Story of the Prodigious Hickey" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around th...

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Max Fargus

"Max Fargus" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces readers to the complex world of money, manipulation, a...

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The Sixty-First Second

"The Sixty-First Second" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of a looming financial panic, the stor...

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The Salamander

"The Salamander" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The novel explores the lives of young women in New York City against th...

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Making Money

"Making Money" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the life of Tom Beauchamp Crocker, affectionately known...

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Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World

"Skippy Bedelle" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century as part of the "Lawrenceville Stories" series. The book follows the life...

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The Varmint

"The Varmint" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young boy named Dink Stover, who arrives at a p...

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Murder in Any Degree

"Murder in Any Degree" by Owen Johnson is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds among a group of artists and intelle...

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The Wasted Generation

"The Wasted Generation" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of World War I and follows...

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