
Johnson Highspot of American Literature
In 1929, Merle Johnson defined "high spots" as being "those literary landmarks that rise above mediocrity." Ahearn
1925
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
1922
A Pioneer Mother
A Pioneer Mother
1922
The Covered Wagon
The Covered Wagon
1922
Babbitt
Babbitt
1921
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
1921
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers
1920
The Rose Dawn
The Rose Dawn
1920-10
Main Street
Main Street
1920
Smoke and Steel
Smoke and Steel
1919
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio
1919
Jurgen
Jurgen
1918
My Antonia
My Antonia
1918
Jungle Peace
Jungle Peace
1916
Poems
Poems
1916-03-10
Seventeen
Seventeen
1915
The Gray Dawn
The Gray Dawn
1914
North of Boston
North of Boston
1914
Penrod
Penrod
1913
Gold
Gold
1913
John Barleycorn
John Barleycorn
1913
Bunker Bean
Bunker Bean
1911
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
1911
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt
1907
Before Adam
Before Adam
1906-02-28
The Jungle
The Jungle
1906
The Way of An Indian
The Way of An Indian
1906
In Our Town
In Our Town
1906
Are You A Bromide?
Are You A Bromide?
1906
The Four Million
The Four Million
1905
Pigs Is Pigs
Pigs Is Pigs
1904
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl
1903
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
1903
The Pit
The Pit
1902
The Virginian
The Virginian
1901
The Ruling Passion
The Ruling Passion
1901
The Octopus
The Octopus
1900
To Have and To Hold
To Have and To Hold
1900
Fables in Slang
Fables in Slang
1900
Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire
1900-11-08
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie
1899
McTeague
McTeague
1899
Old Chester Tales
Old Chester Tales
1899
War Is Kind
War Is Kind
1898
A Message to Garcia
A Message to Garcia
1897
Wolfville
Wolfville
1896
Aftermath
Aftermath
1895
A Kentucky Cardinal
A Kentucky Cardinal
1895
The Purple Cow
The Purple Cow
1892
Men of Iron
Men of Iron
1891-03-13
The Man With the Hoe
The Man With the Hoe
1891
Short Sixes
Short Sixes
1891
Main-Travelled Roads
Main-Travelled Roads
1890
A Boy's Town
A Boy's Town
1890
In The Valley
In The Valley
1888
The Dusantes
The Dusantes
1887
Some Chinese Ghosts
Some Chinese Ghosts
1887
In Ole Virginia
In Ole Virginia
1884-12-10
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1884
Ramona: A Story
Ramona: A Story
1881
Uncle Remus
Uncle Remus
1880
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1879
Old Creole Days
Old Creole Days
1879
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller
1873
Farm Ballads
Farm Ballads
1873
The Fair God
The Fair God
1871
Songs of the Sierras
Songs of the Sierras
1871
Wake-robin
Wake-robin
1871
Poems
Poems
1871
Little Women
Little Women
1868
Little Men
Little Men
1866
Snow-bound
Snow-bound
1856
Prue and I
Prue and I
1855
The Song of Hiawatha
The Song of Hiawatha
1855-05-15
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
1854
Walden
Walden
1852-03-20
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1851-10-18
Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick
1850
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
1848-11-10
The Biglow Papers
The Biglow Papers
1847-11-08
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
1845
Tales
Tales
1844
Poems
Poems
1841
Essays
Essays
1837
Twice-told Tales
Twice-told Tales
1826-02-04
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
1821
Poems
Poems