William Maxwell
Born August 16, 1908 · Died July 31, 2000
From Lincoln, Illinois, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction and nonfiction
William Keepers Maxwell Jr. (August 16, 1908 – July 31, 2000) was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist. He served as a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1936 to 1975. An editor devoted to his writers, Maxwell became a mentor and confidant to many authors.
Books by William Maxwell in order
Books by William Maxwell in the order they were published, from They Came Swallows (1937) to With the Ophir Round the Empire; an Account of the Tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales, L901 (2018).
- 1They Came Swallows
They Came Swallows1937 - 2The Heavenly Tenants
The Heavenly Tenants1946 - 3Time Will Darken It
Time Will Darken It1948 - 4The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing, and Other Tales
The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing, and Other Tales1966 - 5Ancestors
Ancestors1971 - 6So Long, See You Tomorrow
So Long, See You Tomorrow1980 - 7Over by the River and Other Stories
Over by the River and Other Stories1984 - 8The Outermost Dream
The Outermost Dream1989 - 9Billie Dyer and Other Stories
Billie Dyer and Other Stories1992What's in it (7)
- Billie Dyer
- Love
- The Man in the Moon
- With Reference to an Incident at a Bridge
- My Father's Friends
- The Front and the Back Parts of the Home
- The Holy Terror
- 10All the Days and Nights
All the Days and Nights1995 - 11Mrs. Donald's Dog Bun and His Home Away from Home
Mrs. Donald's Dog Bun and His Home Away from Home1995 - 12Vegetarian Times Vegetarian Beginner's Guide
Vegetarian Times Vegetarian Beginner's Guide1996 - 13The Chateau
The Chateau2000 - 14Early Novels and Stories
Early Novels and Stories2008What's in it (13)
- Bright Center of Heaven
- They Came Like Swallows -- -- Stories 1938-1945
- Homecoming
- Actual Thing
- Young Francis Whitehead
- Haller's Second Home
- Patterns of Love
- Folded Leaf
- Time Will Darken It -- -- Stories 1952-1956
- Trojan Women
- Pilgrimage
- What Every Boy Should Know
- French Scarecrow
- 15Later Novels and Stories
Later Novels and Stories2008 - 16So Long, See You TomorroSo Long, See You Tomorro2010
- 17Answers for Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood, Baronet, to tAnswers for Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood, Baronet, to the Petition of Robert and William Strangs, and Others, His Vassals in the Lands of Jacktown, Newlands, and Allarton2018
- 18Memoir of the Rev. John H. Rice, D. D. , First Professor of
Memoir of the Rev. John H. Rice, D. D. , First Professor of Christian Theology in Union Theological Seminary, Virginia2018 - 19Memorial, and Abstract of the Proof, for Sir William MaxwellMemorial, and Abstract of the Proof, for Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood, Baronet, Pursuer; Against Robert Baird, and Others, His Vassals, Defenders2018
- 20Opium and TeaOpium and Tea2018
- 21Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion, Volume
Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion, Volumes 3-42018 - 22With the Ophir Round the Empire; an Account of the Tour of tWith the Ophir Round the Empire; an Account of the Tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales, L9012018