Henry Holt and Company

"Describes the changing sounds of the rain, the slow soft sprinkle, the drip-drop tinkle, the sounding pounding roaring rain, and the fresh wet silent after-time of rain." --

After publishing three volumes of verse, Benét tried his hand at fiction in this autobiographical novel, published in 1921. It is the picaresque story of a young man who encounters God, Country, Yale, and, finally, war.

"Tidings is an absorbing story of family life. It is also a remarkably candid and emotionally intimate self-portrait of a man struggling to understand both his own feelings and the feelings of those dear to him. It is a compassionate novel about the power and mystery of love, the miracles and disappointments of individual growth and change and the wonder of a season that perennially brings good tidings and hope for new beginnings."

An illustrated edition of the traditional Christmas carol.

Text, flaps, and movable illustrations present a variety of sea creatures, including the jellyfish, sea horse, and octopus.

Davenport's Dream: 21st Century Reflections on Heredity and Eugenics is a cautionary tale in two parts. One part is a facsimile of the first and one of the most influential textbooks on human genetics to appear in the 20th century, Charles Davenport's 1911 book Heredity in Relation to Eugenics. The other is a series of reflections by 12 eminent scholars on questions about ourselves and our humanity that preoccupied Davenport and continue to challenge...