A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes is published. In 2001, the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway is published. In 2001, the book would be one of two books by Hemingway to be named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
The Romantic Adventures of Rosy, The Octoroon; With Some Account of the Persecution of the Southern Negro During the Reconstruction Period - Albert Evander Coleman