Romulus Linney Book Collection Bibliography
Abbott, Jacob. King Philip. New York: Harper, 1901.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "King Philip."
Abbott, John S.C. History of Frederick the Second: Called Frederick the Great. New York: Harper & Bros., 1871.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "The Sorrows of Frederick." Notes were found in the book.
Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1918.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Democracy."
Alexander, Lamar, Robin Hood, and Barry Parker. The Tennesseans: A People and Their Land. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1981.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Altmayer, Bud. A Family History of Watauga County. [Boone, N.C.: Minor's Print Co., 1994].
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Arthur, John Preston. A History of Watauga County, North Carolina: With Sketches of Prominent Families. Johnson City, TN: Overmountain Press, 1992.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Avery, Isaac Erwin. Idle Comments. Charlotte, N.C.: Stone Pub. Co., 1912.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Badeau, Adam. Grant in Peace: From Appomattox to Mount McGregor: A Personal Memoir. Hartford: S.S. Scranton & Co., 1887.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Democracy."
Bailey, Norman, Romulus Linney, and Dominick Cascio. Radio Classics. Minneapolis: Burgess Pub. Co., 1956.
Bailey, Norman, Romulus Linney, and Dominick Cascio, eds. Ten Plays for Radio: adapted from the world's masterpieces of drama and literature. Minneapolis: Burgess Pub. Co., 1954.
Bartlett, John. Familiar Quotations: A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. Edited by Christopher Morley. 11th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1937.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Bartram, William. Travels through North and South Carolina. Kila, MT: Kessinger Pub., 2004.
This book was used as research for the play, "The Flower Hunter." A bookmark was found between pages 92 and 93.
Bates, Katharine Lee. Ballad Book. Boston: Sibley, 1890.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Baum, Joan. The Calculating Passion of Ada Byron. Hamden, C.T.: Archon Books, 1986.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Childe Byron." Notes were found in the book.
Beale, David J. Through the Johnstown flood: by a survivor: a thrilling, truthful, and official history of the most appalling calamity of modern times/ prepared in response to a request of the leading citizens of Johnstown and many of the foremost men of the nation. Philadelphia: Edgewood Pub., [1890?].
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Beard, Jocelyn A., ed. The Best Women's Stage Monologues of.... Lyme, NH: Smith and Krause, 1991.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Unchanging Love," is featured on page 91.
Beard, Jocelyn A, ed. The Ultimate Audition Book: 222 Monologues, Two Minutes and Under. Lyme, N.H.: Smith and Kraus, 1997.
Linney's monologue, "Songs of Love," is featured on pages 104-105.
Bennett, Ivan L. The Hymnal, Army and Navy. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1942.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Bergman, Hjalmer, Par Lagerkvist, and Stig Dagerman. Scandinavian Plays of the Twentieth Century, Third Series. Translated by Henry Alexander and Llewellyn Jones. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press for the American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1951.
Par Lagerkvist, Swedish Nobel Prize winner, was a major influence on Romulus Linney.
The Best American Short Plays. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1990.
Linney's play, "Akhmatova," is featured on pages 87-108.
The Best Men's Stage Monologues. Newbury, V.T.: Smith and Kraus, 1991.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Unchanging Love," is featured on page 83.
The Best Men's Stage Monologues. Newbury, V.T.: Smith and Kraus, 1997.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Stars," is featured on pages 115-116.
The Best Short Plays. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1986.
Linney's play, "The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks," is featured on pages 123-155.
The Best Short Plays. Radnor, P.A.: Chilton Book Co., 1980.
Linney's play, "Tennessee," is featured on pages 21-44.
The Best Short Plays. Radnor, P.A.: Chilton Book Co., 1984.
Linney's play, "F.M.," is featured on pages 111-134.
The Best Women's Stage Monologues and Scenes. Hanover, NH: Smith and Kraus, 2010.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Love Drunk," is featured on pages 53-54.
Betts, Leonidas, and Richard Walser. Gateway to North Carolina Folklore. Raleigh: School of Education Office of Publications, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, 1974.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Bishop, Michael, ed. A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-Five Imaginative Tales About the Christ. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2007.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Block, Haskell M., and Robert G. Shedd, eds. Master of Modern Drama. New York: Random House, 1962.
Block, Susan Taylor. Cape Fear Lost. Images of America. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 1999.
From Linney's collection of books on North Carolina.
Block, Susan Taylor. Wilmington. Edited by Jim Kempert. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub., 2007.
From Linney's collection of books on North Carolina.
Blodgett, Geoffrey. Oberlin History: Essays and Impressions. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2006.
Linney graduated from Oberlin College in 1953.
Blowsnake, Sam. The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian. Edited and translated by Paul Radin. New York: Dover Publications, 1963.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Blum, Deborah. Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Pub., 2002.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writings on Harry Harlow.
Bradley, Edward Sculley. Henry Charles Lea: A Biography. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1931.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Spain."
Brand, Oscar, ed. Folksongs for Fun. New York: Berkeley Pub. Co., 1961.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Brooke, Elisabeth. Women Healers: Portraits of Herbalists, Physicians, and Midwives. Rochester, V.T.: Healing Arts Press, 1995.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Brooks, Maurice. The Life of the Mountains. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Brown, Claude. Manchild in the Promised Land. New York: Macmillan, 1965.
Linney reviewed this book for the New York Times Book Review. Two letters to Linney are attached to the front endpapers of the book.
Brunvand, Jan Harold. Readings in American Folklore. New York: Horton, 1979.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Brunvand, Jan Harold. The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction. New York: Norton, 1968.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Burne, Charlotte Sophia. The Handbook of Folklore. London: Senate, 1995.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
The Burns Mantle Theater Yearbook of...Featuring the Best Ten Plays of the Season. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1987-1988.
Linney's productions are cited throughout the book.
The Burns Mantle Theater Yearbook of...Featuring the Best Ten Plays of the Season. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1989-1990.
Linney's productions are cited throughout the book.
Burns, Walter Noble. The Saga of Billy the Kid. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Camner, James, ed. Great Composers in Historic Photographs: 244 Portraits from the 1860s to the 1960s. New York: Dover Publications, 1981.
From Linney's collection of theater, art, and music books.
Carawan, Guy, and Candie Carawan, eds. Voices from the Mountains. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1982.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Chelsea Review. Vols. 72. 2002. New York: Chelsea Foundation.
Linney's short story, "Footnote," is featured on pages 15-18. Notes were found in the Review.
Chelsea Review. Vol. 79. 2005. New York: Chelsea Foundation.
Linney's short story, "Historical Oddity," is featured on pages 7-21. Notes were found in the Review.
Chelsea Review. Vol. 82/83. 2007. New York: Chelsea Foundation.
Linney's short story, "Tryst," is featured on pages 14-17. Notes were found in the Review.
Child, Frances James. English and Scottish Popular Ballads. Edited by Helen Child Sargent and George Lyman Kittredge. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1932.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Circle Repertory Company. At the Rep. New York: Circle Repertory Company, 1981.
Includes William Hunt's review of "Childe Byron," at its New York premiere on the inside page.
Coates, Harold Wilson. Stories of Kentucky Feuds. Knoxville, T.N.: Holmes-Darst Coal Corporation, 1942.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Cochran, Robert. Vance Randolph, an Ozark Life. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1985.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Collins, Ken, and Victor Wishna. In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights. New York: Umbrage, 2006.
Includes an interview with Linney on pages 134-137.
Conjunctions. Vol. 25. 1995. New York: Conjunctions.
Linney's play, "Divine Comedy South," is featured on pages 206-220.
Cooney, Eleanor. Death in Slow Motion: A Memoir of a Daughter, Her Mother, and the Beast Called Alzheimer's. New York: Perennial, 2004.
Memoir by the daughter of Mary, Durant, the subject of Linney's play, "Over Martinis, Driving Somewhere." The play was based on Cooney's book and Linney's own writings about Mary Durant.
Cooper, Susan Fenimore, ed. William West Skiles: A Sketch of Missionary Life at Valle Crucis in Western North Carolina, 1842-1862. New York: J. Pott, 1890.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first novel, "Heathen Valley."
Corey, Orlin, and John R. Cauble, eds. The College of Fellows of the American Theatre: Fortieth Anniversary Volume, 1965-2005. New Orleans: College of Fellows of the American Theatre, 2005.
Linney is cited as a Fellow on pages 121-122.
Coulton, G.G. The Inquisition. New York: J. Cape & H. Smith, 1929.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Spain."
Craddock, Charles Egbert. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first novel, "Heathen Valley."
Crone, Moira, ed. New Southern Writing. Baltimore: Numen, 1980.
Linney's play, "The Seasons," is featured on pages 83-122.
Date, Henry. Pentecostal Hymns: a winnowed collection for evangelistic services, young people's societies and Sunday-schools. Chicago: Hope Pub. Co., 1894.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Daughtery, James. Daniel Boone. New York: Viking Press, 1939.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Dawley, Thomas Robinson, Jr. The Child That Toileth Not: The Story of a Government Investigation. New York: Gracia Publishing Co., 1912.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Dawson, W.J., ed. The American Hymnal. New York: Century Co., 1913.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Dazai, Osamu. The Setting Sun. Translated by Donald Keene. New York: New Directions Books, 1956.
Romulus Linney referenced this book in a lecture at the Sewanee Writers Conference titled, "Beautiful Grieving."
Delgado, Ramon. The Best Short Plays. New Delhi, India: East-West Press, 1986.
Linney's play, "The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks," is featured on pages 123-156.
Delgado, Ramon. The Best Short Plays. New Delhi, India: East-West Press, 1987.
Linney's play, "Why the Lord Came to Sand Mountain," is featured on pages 195-224.
Delgado, Ramon. The Best Short Plays. New Delhi, India: East-West Press, 1989.
Linney's play, "April Snow," is featured on pages 197-224.
Dept. of English, City College of New York. Fiction. New York: Dept. of English, City College of New York.
Linney's short story, "Mrs. Alving," is featured on pages 28-34.
Detrick, Erin. Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens, 1st ed. New York: Playscripts, 2008.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Lark," is featured on pages 79-80.
Dieck, Herman. The Johnstown flood: A thriving city of 30,000 inhabitants and many great industrial establishments nearly wiped from earth...The above narrative is gathered from the accounts of correspondents, eyewitnesses, refugees, and other sources. [Philadelphia?: 1889?].
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing about the South.
DiGaetani, John L. A Search for a Postmodern Theater: Interviews with Contemporary Playwrights. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.
Includes an interview with Linney on pages 199-210.
Dixon, Michael Bigelow, ed. The Playwright's Workout: Exercises for the Dramatic Imagination. Hanover, N.H.: Smith and Kraus, 2009.
Linney's essay, "Two Exercises Only," is featured on pages 103-104.
Dixon, Michael Bigelow, and Liz Engelman, eds. Ten-Minute Plays: Volume 4. New York: Samuel French, 1998.
Linney's play, "Stars," is featured on pages 119-126.
Dixon, Michael Bigelow, and Michele Volanksy, eds. By Southern Playwrights: Plays From Actors Theatre of Louisville. Lexington, K.Y: University of Kentucky Press, 1996.
Linney's play, "2," is featured on pages 149-188.
Dobson, Austin. Four Frenchwomen. New York: Dodd, Mead, [189-].
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Dow, Peggy. History of Cosmopolite: or, The writings of Rev. Lorenzo Dow: containing his experience and travels, Europe and America, up to near his fiftieth year, also his polemic writings, to which is added the "Journey of Life." 8th ed. Cincinnati: Applegate, 1854.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Dramatics. Cincinnati, OH: National Thespian Dramatic Society for High Schools, 1981.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Tennessee," is featured on pages 19-25.
Dubal, David. Remembering Horowitz: 125 Pianists Recall a Legend. New York: Schirmer Books, 1993.
From Linney's collection of theater, art, and music books.
Duerrenmatt, Friedrick. The Visit: A Play in Three Acts. Adapted by Maurice Valency. New York: Random House, Inc., 1956.
Romulus Linney referenced this book in lectures at the Sewanee Writers Conference.
Dugger, Shephard M. The war trails of the Blue Ridge: containing an authentic description of the battle of Kings Mountain, the incidents leading up to and the echoes of the aftermath of this epochal engagement and other stories whose scenes are laid in the Blue Ridge. Banner Elk, N.C.: N.C. Puddingstone Press, 1974.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Dupree, A. Hunter. Asa Gray, 1810-1888. New York: Atheneum, 1968.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Durant, Mary. An End to Patience. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965.
Mary Durant is the subject of Linney's play, "Over Martinis, Driving Somewhere."
Durant, Mary. Quartet in Farewell Time. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963.
Mary Durant is the subject of Linney's play, "Over Martinis, Driving Somewhere."
Durant, Mary, and Michael Harwood. On the Road with John James Audubon. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1980.
Mary Durant is the subject of Linney's play, "Over Martinis, Driving Somewhere."
Dwyer, Bil, ed. 2001 Southern Superstitions. Highlands, N.C.: Merry Mountaineers, 1978.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Emery, Sarah Watson. Blood on the Old Well. Dallas: Propect House, 1963.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Emrich, Duncan. Folklore on the American Land. Boston: Little, Brown, 1972.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
English, Logan. No Land Where I Have Traveled: A Kentucky Poem. Edited by Wade Hall et al. Louisville, K.Y.: Kentucky Poetry Press, 1979.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Episcopal Church, Diocese of North Carolina. Sketches of Church History in North Carolina: addresses and papers by clergymen and laymen of the dioceses of North and East Carolina. Wilmington, N.C.: Wm. L. De Rosset, Jr., 1892.
Research source for Linney's first novel, "Heathen Valley."
EST Marathon: The One-Act Plays. Lyme, NH: Smith and Kraus, 1994.
Linney's play, "Paradise," is featured on pages 63-82.
EST Marathon: The One-Act Plays. Lyme, NH: Smith and Kraus, 1997.
Linney's play, "Patronage," is featured on pages 47-62.
EST Marathon: The One-Act Plays. Lyme, NH: Smith and Kraus, 1999.
Linney's play, "Goodbye, Oscar," is featured on pages 119-136.
EST Marathon: The One-Act Plays. Lyme, NH: Smith and Kraus, 2000.
Linney's play, "Madmen," is featured on pages 137-150.
Farmer, John S. Merry Songs and Ballads Prior to the Year A.D. 1800. Vols. 1-4. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1964.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Fish, Janet. Janet Fish: Recent Paintings and Watercolors: January 31 to February 25, 1989. New York: The Robert Miller Gallery, 1989.
Linney wrote the introduction to this catalogue of his long-time friend, Janet Fish.
Flanagan, John Theodore. America is West, an anthology of middlewestern life and literature. Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, [1945].
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Fleming, John Patrick. Romulus Linney: An Examination of His Major Themes and Dramatic Structures. Thesis (M.A.): University of Texas at Austin, 1992.
Fleming, John Patrick. Romulus Linney: Maverick of the American Theater. Hanover, N.H.: Smith and Kraus, 2008.
Foa, Eugenie. The Boy Life of Napoleon: Afterwards Emperor of the French. Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1895.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Ford, Worthington Chauncey, ed. Letters of Henry Adams (1858-1891). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Democracy."
Fordham, Hallam. John Gielgud: An Actor's Biography in Pictures. London: J. Lehmann, 1952.
Inscribed by J. Stanton MacLaughlin, an Oberlin College Professor of English and the director of the Oberlin College Dramatic Association. MacLaughlin was a major artistic influence on and a friend of Linney.
Four from EST Marathon, '99. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 2000.
Linney's play, "Goodbye, Oscar," is featured on pages 53-70.
Franz, Marie-Luise von. The Feminine in Fairy Tales. Boston: Random House, 1993.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
Romulus Linney used this book while researching his play, "A Lesson Before Dying."
Gibran, Kahlil. The Prophet. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life. This book is inscribed by family friend Jane Eliason.
Gould, S. Baring. Historic Oddities and Strange Events. 2nd series. London: Methuen & Co., 1891.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. New York: Scribner, 1933.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Gray, Elizabeth Janet. Adam of the Road. New York: Viking Press, 1942.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Gray-Davidson, Frena. Alzheimer's Disease: Frequently Asked Questions: Making Sense of the Journey. Los Angeles: Lowell House, 1999.
Mary Durant, who had Alzheimer's, was the subject of Linney's play, "Over Martinis, Driving Somewhere." Linney used this book for research.
Green, Paul. The common glory, a symphonic drama of America history, with music, commentary, English folksong, and dance. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1948.
Paul Green, the originator of outdoor drama, was a friend and early influence on RZL the playwright.
Griffiths, Trevor R., and Carole Woddis, eds. The Back Stage Theater Guide: A Theatergoer's Companion to the World's Best Plays and Playwrights. New York: Back Stage Books, 1991.
A brief bio of Linney appears on pages 219-220.
Griffiths, Trevor R., and Carole Woddis. Bloomsbury Theatre Guide. London: Bloomsbury, 1991.
A brief bio of Linney appears on pages 219-220.
Grimsley, Jim. Mr. Universe & Other Plays. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998.
Jim Grimsely was a friend and young playwright who RZL sponsored for awards at the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
Gruetzner, Howard. Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Guide and Sourcebook, 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, 2001.
Mary Durant, who had Alzheimer's, was the subject of Linney's play, "Over Martinis, Driving Somewhere." Linney used this book for research.
Guernsey, Otis L., Jr. and Jeffrey Sweet, eds. The Applause/Best Plays Theater Yearbook of 1990-1991: Featuring the Ten Best Plays of the Season. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1990-1991.
Linney's productions are cited throughout the book.
Guernsey, Otis L., Jr. and Jeffrey Sweet, eds. The Applause/Best Plays Theater Yearbook of 1991-1992: Featuring the Ten Best Plays of the Season. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1991-1992
.Linney's productions are cited throughout the book.
Guernsey, Otis L., Jr., and Jeffrey Sweet, eds. The Best Plays of 1988-1989. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1989.
Linney's productions are cited throughout the book.
Hainaux, Rene, ed. Stage Design Throughout the World Since 1935. International Theatre Institute. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1956.
Includes a photograph of Linney in a production at Yale. Bookmarks were found between the following pages: 66 and 67, 68 and 69, and 72 and 73.
Halpern, D. Antaeus. Tangier, Morocco: 1991.
Hard, Walter R., Jr., and Janet C. Greene. Mischief in the Mountains. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Life Magazine, 1970.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Harrington, Laura, ed. 100 Monologues: An Audition Sourcebook from New Dramatists. New York: New American Library, 1989.
Linney's play, "Savonarola," is featured on pages 165-168.
Harwell, Betty. The Clabaughs: an account of the life and times of Frederick Clabaugh of Maryland in 1742 and his descendants who migrate to East Tennessee, then on to Alabama and Texas: with a special chapter on Henry Haggard, 1746-1842, a frontier Baptist preacher of Virginia, East Tennessee and Alabama, and his family. Los Altos, C.A.: B. Harrell, 1982.
Samuel Clabaugh married Maitland Linney, RZL's mother, after RZL's father's death.
Harwood, Michael, and Mary Durant. A Country Journal. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1974.
Mary Durant is the subject of Linney's play, "Over Martinis, Driving Somewhere."
Haufrecht, Herbert. Folksing. New York: Berkley Publishing Corp., 1960.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Hay, Peter. Theatrical Anecdotes. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
A quotation by Linney appears on pages 171.
Haywood, Marshall De Lancey. Lives of the bishops of North Carolina from the establishment of the episcopate in that state down to the division of the diocese. Raleigh, N.C.: Alfred Williams & Company, 1910.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first novel, "Heathen Valley."
Hegemann, Werner. Frederick the Great. Translated by Winifred Ray. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1929.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first play, "The Sorrows of Frederick."
Henderson, Bill, ed. The Pushcart Prize. New York: Avon Books, 1980-1981.
Linney's short story, "How St. Peter Got Bald," is featured on pages 368-373.
Henderson, Bill, ed. The Pushcart Prize V: Best of the Small Presses...with an Index to the First Five Volumes. Yonkers, N.Y.: Pushcart Pr., 1980.
Linney's short story, "How St. Peter Got Bald," is featured on pages 368-373.
Henderson, Chip, and Glenn Morris. North Carolina, A Blessing Shared. Raleigh, N.C.: Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc., 1985.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Henri, de Catt. Frederick the Great: The Memoirs of His Reader. Translated by F.S. Flint. Vols. 1 and 2. London: Constable and Co., 1916.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first play, "The Sorrows of Frederick." Notes were found in the book.
Herold, J. Christopher. Mistress to an Age: A Life of Madame de Stael. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1958.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Herriot, Edouard, and Alys Hallard. Madame Recamier. Vols. 1 and 2. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
The Hi-o-hi, 1950 [Oberlin College annual]. Oberlin, OH: "Published by the members of the Junior Class," 1950.
Linney graduated from Oberlin College in 1953. See page 217 for entry.
The Hi-o-hi, 1951 [Oberlin College annual]. Oberlin, OH: "Published by the members of the Junior Class," 1951.
Linney graduated from Oberlin College in 1953. See page 196 for entry.
The Hi-o-hi, 1952 [Oberlin College annual]. Oberlin, OH: "Published by the members of the Junior Class," 1952.
Linney graduated from Oberlin College in 1953. See pages 62, 145, and 203 for entries.
The Hi-o-hi, 1953 [Oberlin College annual]. Oberlin, OH: "Published by the members of the Junior Class," 1953.
Linney graduated from Oberlin College in 1953. See pages 62, 63, and 164 for entires.
Hochwalt, A.F. Makers of Bird Dog History. Dayton, OH: A.F. Hochwalt Co., [1927].
This book was found with a picture of Bob's Happy Mohawk, Romulus Linney III's bird dog, that hung on Romulus Linney IV's office walls.
Hoover, Kathleen, and John Cage. Virgil Thomson: His Life and Music. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1959.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Horowitz, Joseph, ed. The Virgil Thomson Centenary 1896-1996: [as celebrated by the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra: a program companion]. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, 1996.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Humana Festival...: The Complete Plays. Newbury, V.T.: Smith and Kraus, 1997.
Linney's play, "Stars," is featured on pages 255-262.
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman. Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for young and old; one hundred sixty-eight stories, forming a continuous narrative of the Holy Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. Chicago: John C. Winston Co., 1932.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life. Notes were found in the book.
Hyman, Anthony. Charles Babbage, Pioneer of the Computer. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1985.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Childe Byron."
Image: A Journal of the Arts & Religion. Front Royal, V.A.: St. Caedmon Foundation, 1999.
Linney's short story, "The Saint and the Magician," is featured on pages 5-9.
The Inquisition in Spain and Other Countries. New York: Carlton & Porter, Sunday-school Union, 1856.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Spain."
The Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Southern Coast and Wilmington. Wilmington, N.C.: By The Sea Publications, 2009.
From Linney's collection of books on North Carolina.
Ives, Burl. Wayfaring Stranger. New York: Whittlesey House, 1948.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Ives, Burl. The Wayfaring Stranger's Notebook. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1962.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
James, Marquis. The Life of Andrew Jackson: Complete in One Volume. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writings on Andrew Jackson.
Jones, Virgil Carrington. The Hatfields and the McCoys. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1948.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
The Journal of American Drama and Theatre. New York: CASTA, CUNY Graduate School, 1999.
"Facing the Holocaust: Romulus Linney's Examination of Goering at Nuremberg," John Fleming's article on Linney, appears on pages 81-92.
Juul, Jennifer K. Mountain People Onstage: Robert Schenkkan, Romulus Linney, and the Representation of Appalachian Pioneers. Thesis (M.A.): Illinois State University, 2001.
Notes were found in the book.
Karpeles, Maud, ed. Folk Songs of Europe. London: Novello and Co., Ltd., 1956.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Kellner, Esther. Moonshine: Its History and Folklore. New York: Weathervane Books, 1971.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
The Kenyon Review. Gambier, OH: Kenyon College, 1993.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Ambrosio," is featured on pages 177-200.
The Kenyon Review. No. 1. Gambier, OH: Kenyon College, 2005.
Linney's short story, "We Might as Well Talk," is featured on pages 25-35.
The Kenyon Review. No. 2. Gambier, OH: Kenyon College, 2005.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Going After Cacciato," is featured on pages 21-64.
Kephart, Horace. Our Southern Highlanders. New York: Outing Pub. Co., 1913.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Kephart, Horace. Our Southern Highlanders: A Narrative of Adventure in the Southern Appalachians and a Study of the Life Among the Mountaineers. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Kingston, W.H.G. Adventures Among the Indians. Chicago: Belford, Clarke, & Co., [19--?].
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "King Philip."
Kinsey: Public and Private. Introduction by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy. Brief history of Alfred Kinsey by Linda Wolfe. Final shooting script by Bill Condon. New York: Newmarket Press, 2004.
Romulus Linney played Representative B. Carroll Reece in the film production of "Kinsey." Notes were found in the book.
Klonsky, Milton. The Fabulous Ego: Absolute Power in History. New York: Quadrangle, 1974.
One of Linney's research books. Milton Klonsky is one of the characters in Linney's play, "Klonsky and Schwartz." Klonsky was also a friend of Linney's.
Kugler, Francis. Life of Frederick the Great: Comprehending a Complete History of the Silesian Campaigns and the Seven Years' War. London: G. Routledge & Sons, 1877.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first play, "The Sorrows of Frederick."
Lagerkvist, Par. The Eternal Smile: Three Stories. Translated by Erik Mesterton, Denys W. Harding, and David O'Gorman. New York: Hill and Wang, 1971.
Par Lagerkvist, Swedish Nobel Prize winner, was a major influence on Romulus Linney.
Lagerkvist, Par. Guest of Reality. Translated by Robin Fulton. New York: Quartet Books, 1989.
Par Lagerkvist, Swedish Nobel Prize winner, was a major influence on Romulus Linney.
Lagerkvist, Par. The Holy Land. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: Random House, 1966.
Par Lagerkvist, Swedish Nobel Prize winner, was a major influence on Romulus Linney.
Lagerkvist, Par. Modern Theatre: Seven Plays and an Essay. Translated by Thomas R. Buckman. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1966.
Par Lagerkvist, Swedish Nobel Prize winner, was a major influence on Romulus Linney.
Lagerkvist, Par. Pilgrim at Sea. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: Random House, 1964.
Par Lagerkvist, Swedish Nobel Prize winner, was a major influence on Romulus Linney.
Lagerkvist, Par. The Sybil. Translated by Naomi Walford. New York: Random House, 1958.
Par Lagerkvist, Swedish Nobel Prize winner, was a major influence on Romulus Linney.
Lane, Eric, and Nina Shengold, eds. Take Ten II: More Ten-Minute Plays. New York: Vintage, 2003.
Linney's play, "The Cure," is featured on pages 41-46.
Lanier, Ruby J. Blanford Barnard Doughtery, Mountain Educator. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1974.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Hisself."
Lavisses, Ernest. The Youth of Frederick the Great. Translated by Mary Bushnell Coleman. Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co., 1892.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first play, "The Sorrows of Frederick."
Lea, Henry Charles. Chapters from the Religious History of Spain Connected to the Spanish Inquisition. Philadelphia: Lea Brothers, 1890.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Spain."
Legman, G. Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor. Castle Books, 1968.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Lenroot, Clara C. Long, Long Ago. Appleton, WI: Badger Printing Co., 1929.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
The Limerick: 1700 examples, with notes, variants, and index. Secaucus, N.J.: Citadel Press, 1979.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Linney, Romulus. 2. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1993.
Linney, Romulus. Ambrosio. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1993.
Linney, Romulus. Armer alter Fritz (The Sorrows of Frederick). Translated by Lida Winiewicz. Vienna, Austria: Universal Edition, 1969.
Linney, Romulus. Autopsie: (The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks). Vienna, Austria: Universal Edition Schauspiel, 1971.
Linney, Romulus. The Captivity of Pixie Shedman: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1981.
Linney, Romulus. The Captivity of Pixie Shedman: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1980.
Linney, Romulus. Childe Byron: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1981.
Linney, Romulus. A Christmas Carol. Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1996.
Linney, Romulus. The Death of King Philip: A Play. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1984.
Linney, Romulus. Democracy: A Comedy Based on Two Novels by Henry Adams and the Administration of Ulysses S. Grant. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1976.
Linney, Romulus. El Hermano: A Play in One Act. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1981.
Linney, Romulus. Gint: A Play in Two Acts from Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1999.
Linney, Romulus. Heathen Valley: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1988.
Linney, Romulus. Heathen Valley. New York: Atheneum, 1962.
Linney, Romulus. Heathen Valley. London: Cassell, 1963.
Linney, Romulus. Heathen Valley: A Novel. Washington, D.C.: Shoemaker & Hoard, 2004.
Linney, Romulus. Holy Ghosts: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Dramatists Plays Service, 1989.
Linney, Romulus. Jesus Tales: A Novel. Foreword by Reynolds Price. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1987.
Linney, Romulus. Jesus Tales: A Novel. Foreword by Reynolds Price. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1980.
Linney, Romulus. Juliet. Yancey. April Snow. Three Plays by Romulus Linney. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1989.
Linney, Romulus. Klonsky and Schwartz. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 2006.
Linney, Romulus. Laughing Stock. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1984.
Linney, Romulus. A Lesson Before Dying. Adapted from the novel by Ernest J. Gaines. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 2001.
Linney, Romulus. Love Drunk. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 2010.
Linney, Romulus. The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks: A Play in One Act. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1985.
Linney, Romulus. The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks. Democracy and Esther. Two Plays by Romulus Linney. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973.
Linney, Romulus. The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1972.
Linney, Romulus. Mountain Memory: A Play About Appalachian Life. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1997.
Linney, Romulus. Nine Adaptations for the American Stage. Hanover, N.H.: Smith and Kraus, 2000.
Linney, Romulus. Old Man Joseph and His Family: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1978.
Linney, Romulus. Oscar Over Here: A Play About Oscar Wilde. New York: Playscripts, Inc., 2000.
Linney, Romulus. Pops. New York: Dramatists Play Services, 1987.
Linney, Romulus. Romulus Linney, Seventeen Short Plays. Newbury, V.T.: Smith and Kraus, 1992.
Linney, Romulus. Sand Mountain. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1985.
Linney, Romulus. Six Plays. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1993.
Linney, Romulus. Slowly, By Thy Hand Unfurled. London: Cassell, 1965.
Linney, Romulus. Slowly, By Thy Hand Unfurled. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965.
Linney, Romulus. Slowly, By Thy Hand Unfurled: A Novel. Washington, D.C.: Shoemaker & Hoard, 1965.
Linney, Romulus. The Sorrows of Frederick: A Play. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966.
Linney, Romulus. The Sorrows of Frederick: A Play in Three Acts. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1976.
Linney, Romulus. The Sorrows of Frederick and Holy Ghosts. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977.
Linney, Romulus. Spain. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1994.
Linney, Romulus. Strindberg: Miss Julie and the Ghost Sonata, a drama. Adapted from works by August Strindberg. New York: Playscripts, Inc., 2010.
Linney, Romulus. Tennessee. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1980.
Linney, Romulus. Three Poets: Three Plays. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1990.
Linney, Romulus. True Crimes. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1996.
Linney, Romulus. Unchanging Love. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1991.
Linney, Romulus. The Unwritten Song: A Short Drama. Adapted from works by Willard R. Trask. New York: Playscripts, Inc., 2010.
Linney, Romulus. Why the Lord Came to Sand Mountain. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1984.
Linney, Romulus. A Woman Without A Name: A Play in Two Acts. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1986.
The Little Magazine. Vol. 12, no. 3-4. 1978. New York: The Little Magazine.
Linney's short story, "Happy Jeanne, Good Natured Billy, Nasty Johnny, and Deadly Marie," is featured on pages 19-39.
Lizot, Jacques. Tales of the Yanomami: Daily Life in the Venezuelan Forest. Translated by Ernest Simon. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Lomax, Alan. The Folk Songs of North American, in the English Language. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1960.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1903.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
London, Todd, ed. Contemporary American Monologues for Men. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1998.
Two excerpts from Linney's play, "Childe Byron," are featured on pages 110-112.
London, Todd, ed. Contemporary American Monologues for Women. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1998.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "April Snow," is featured on pages 23-24.
Lowe, Samuel E. The Book of Pirates. Racine, W.I.: Whitman Pub. Co., 1932.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Malory, Sir Thomas. The Boy's King Arthur; Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Edited by Sidney Lanier. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1917.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Marie, de France. Fables. Edited and translated by Harriet Spiegel. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Mariejol, Jean Hippolyte. The Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella. Translated and edited by Benjamin Keen. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1961.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Mathiasen, Patrick. An Ocean of Time: Alzheimer's: Tales of Hope and Forgetting. New York: Scribner, 1997.
Mary Durant, who had Alzheimer's, was the subject of Linney's play, "Over Martinis, Driving Somewhere." Linney used this book for research.
Maycock, A.L. The Inquisition from its Establishment to the Great Schism: An Introductory Study. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Spain."
McAllister, Ray. Wrightsville Beach: The Luminous Island. Winston-Salem, N.C.: John F. Blair, 2007.
From Linney's collection of books on North Carolina.
McClatchy, J.D., ed. Bright Pages: Yale Writers 1701-2001. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.
Linney's monologue, "The Cure," is featured on pages 199-202. Notes were found in the book.
McGraw, Hugh. The Sacred Harp: The Best Collection of Sacred Songs, Hymns, Odes, and Anthems Ever Offered the Singing Public for General Use. Bremen, G.A.: Sacred Harp Pub. Co., 1991.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
McNeil, W.K. Southern Folk Ballads. Vols. 1 and 2. Little Rock: August House, 1987-1988.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Michigan Quarterly Review. Vol. 29, no. 2. 1990. [Ann Arbor]: University of Michigan.
Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1933.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Moe, Christian H., Scott J. Parker, and George McCalmon. Creating Historical Drama: A Guide for Communities, Theatre Groups, and Playwrights. 2nd ed. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2005.
Linney wrote the foreword to this book.
Morgenstern, Sam, ed. Composers on Music; An Anthology of Composers' Writings from Palestrina to Copland. New York: Pantheon, 1956.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Murer, Annette. The National Theatre of Norway: Ibsen's Own Stage. Translated by Julian Garner. Oslo, Norway: Boksenteret, 1997.
This book was presented and inscribed by the artistic director of the National Theatre in 1998 at the time of Linney's adaptation of "Peer Gynt," "Gint." "Gint," set in Appalachia, was presented as part of the Ibsen Festival in Oslo. This was the first U.S. production ever invited to the festival.
Nelson, Walter Henry. The Soldier Kings: The House of Hohenzollern. New York: Putnam, 1970.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first play, "The Sorrows of Frederick."
New Playwrights: The Best Plays of.... Lyme, NH: Smith and Kraus, 1998.
Linney wrote the introduction to this book.
New Stories from the South. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2000.
Linney's short story, "The Widow," is featured on pages 174-184.
New Stories from the South. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002.
Linney's short story, "Tennessee," is featured on pages 1-28.
The New York Quarterly: NYQ. No. 8. 1971. New York: New York Quarterly Poetry Review Foundation.
Three poems by Linney, "Credo in Retrospect," "Three," and "Sarah," are featured on pages 47-49.
North Carolina Museum of Art. Introduction to the Collections. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1992.
On page 244 is the picture from which Romulus Linney wrote the poem, "The Artist's Daughter." Notes were found in the book.
Notre Dame Review. No. 29. 2010. Notre Dame, IN: Creative Writing Program, Dept. of English, University of Notre Dame.
Linney's short story, "Traitor's Creek," is featured on pages 146-154.
Now and Then. Vol. 17, no. 1. 2000. [Johnson City, TN: Center for Appalachian Studies and Services.]
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Ownby, Ted. Subduing Satan: Religion, Recreation, and Manhood in the Rural South, 1865-1920. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1990.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Paschal, Huston, ed. The Store of Joys: Writers Celebrate the North Carolina Museum of Art's Fiftieth Anniversary. Winston-Salem: North Carolina Museum of Art in association with John F. Blair, 1997.
Page 82 and 83 include a painting entitled, "The Artist's Daughter," and Linney's poem written in response.
Peattie, Roderick. The Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge: The Story of the Southern Appalachians. New York: Vanguard Press, 1943.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales. Notes were found in the book.
Pennell, Joseph Stanley. The History of Rome Hanks and Kindred Matters. Sag Harbor, N.Y.: Second Chance Press, 1982.
Romulus Linney referenced this book in lectures at the Sewanee Writers Conference.
Perdue, Theda. Native Carolinians: The Indians of North Carolina. Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1985.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Perrault, Charles. The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault. Introduction and notes by Neil Philip. New York: Clarion Books, 1993.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Peterson, Roger T. The Junior Book of Birds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1939.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life. Notes were found in the book.
Pezzoni, Daniel J., ed. The Architectural History of Watauga County, North Carolina. Durham, N.C.: BW&A Books, 2009.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Pierce, Edward L. Memoir and Letters of Charles Sumner. Vols. 1 and 2. Boston: Roberts brothers, 1877-1893.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing. Notes were found in the books.
Pine, John C. 199 Ways to Review a Book: A Librarian's Readings in the Novel of the Sixties. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1971.
Notes were found between pages 174 and 175.
PrimaFacie...: An Anthology of New American Plays. Denver, C.O.: Denver Center Theatre Co., 1985.
Linney's play, "A Woman Without A Name," is featured on pages 173-215.
PrimaFacie...: An Anthology of New American Plays. Denver, C.O.: Denver Center Theatre Co., 1987.
Linney wrote the foreword to this book.
Prunty, Wyatt. Sewanee Writers on Writing. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000.
Linney's essay, "Challenges More Than Solutions," is featured on pages 117-124.
Randolph, Vance. Ozark Folksongs. Edited by Norm Cohen. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1982.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Randolph, Vance. Ozark Magic and Folklore. New York: Dover Publications, 1964.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Randolph, Vance. Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Tales. New York: Avon Books, 1977.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Randolph, Vance. We Always Lie to Strangers: Tall Tales from the Ozarks. New York: Columbia University Press, 1951.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Randolph, Vance, and George P. Wilson. Down in the Holler: A Gallery of Ozark Folk Speech. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1953.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Rayburn, Otto Ernest. Ozark Country. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1941.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Recamier, Jeanne Francoise Julie Adelaide Bernard. Memoirs and Correspondence of Madame Recamier. Translated and edited by Isaphene M. Luyster. Boston: Knight and Millet, 1867.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Rice, Michael. American Beauty: a musical. Woodstock, Ill.: Dramatic Pub., 1999.
Linney contributed a scene entitled, "Elvira," to the musical. The scene is featured on pages 29-36.
Richards, Caroline Cowles. Village Life in America, 1852-1872: including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl. New York: H. Holt and Company, 1913.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Richter, Curt. A Portrait of Southern Writers. Athens, G.A.: Hill Street Press, 2000.
Linney is included among the portraits.
Rockwood, Roy. Bomba the Jungle Boy at the Moving Mountain, Or, The Mystery of the Caves of Fire. New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1931.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Rockwood, Roy. Bomba the Jungle Boy in a Strange Land; Or, Facing the Unknown. New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1926.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Rockwood, Roy. Bomba the Jungle Boy on Jaguar Island: Or, Adrift on the River of Mystery. New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1927.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Rockwood, Roy. Bomba the Jungle Boy on Terror Trail; Or, The Mysterious Men from the Sky. New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1928.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Roper, John Herbert. Paul Green: Playwright of the Real South. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2003.
Linney wrote the preface to this book.
Sabatini, Rafael. Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition: A History. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1924.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Spain."
St. Andrews Review. Vol. 5, no. 2. 1979. [Laurinburg, N.C.: St. Andrews Presbyterian College].
Two short stories by Linney, "How St. Peter Got Bald," and "Eternal Summer," are featured on pages 37-46.
St. Petersburg Review. No. 2. 2008. Concord, N.H.: St. Petersburg Review.
An excerpt from Linney's play, "Love Drunk," is featured on pages 68-90.
Salten, Felix. Bambi. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Schwartz, Delmore. Selected Poems (1938-1958): Summer Knowledge. New York: New Directions Books, 1954.
Romulus Linney used this book while researching his play, "Klonsky and Schwartz."
Sellers, Charles Coleman. Lorenzo Dow, the Bearer of the Word. New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1928.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first novel, "Heathen Valley."
Seymour, James. The Theatre of Romulus Linney, 1967-1995: Holy Ghosts and Hidden Histories. Ann Arbor, M.I.: UMI Dissertation Services, 1997.
Inscribed by the author.
Shakespeare, William. The Life of King Henry V. Edited by Herbert Arthur Evans. New York: Heritage Press, 1951.
Inscribed by J. Stanton MacLaughlin, an Oberlin College Professor of English and director of the Oberlin Dramatic Association. MacLaughlin was a major influence on and friend of Linney.
Shakespeare, William. Maurice Evans' G.I. Production of Hamlet. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1947.
Romulus Linney referenced this book in lectures at the Sewanee Writers Conference.
Shapard, Robert, and James Thomas. New Sudden Fiction: Short Stories from America and Beyond. New York: W.W. Norton, 2007.
Linney's short story, "Footnote," is featured on pages 95-101.
Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee Review. Vol. 30, no. 2. 1979. [Lexington, V.A.: Shenandoah].
An excerpt from Linney's novel, "Jesus Tales," is featured on pages 25-41. The excerpt is entitled, "The Good Lord's Curse."
Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee Review. Vol. 31, no. 3. 1980. [Lexington, V.A.: Shenandoah].
Shephard, Esther. Paul Bunyan. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1924.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cabins in the Laurel. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1965.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales. Notes were found between pages 78 and 79.
Short Pieces from the New Dramatists. New York: Broadway Play Pub., 1985.
Two plays by Linney, "Martha Miller" and "Swans," are featured on pages 45-50.
Silber, Irwin, and Fred Silber, eds. Folksinger's Wordbook. New York: Oak Publications, 1973.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales. Notes were found in the book.
Simon, Edith. The Making of Frederick the Great. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1963.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first play, "The Sorrows of Frederick."
Smith, Patrick J. The Tenth Muse: A Historical Study of the Opera Libretto. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1970.
Romulus Linney used this book as research to prepare "The Sorrows of Frederick" opera libretto.
Snyder, Louis L, ed. Frederick the Great. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1971.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his first play, "The Sorrows of Frederick."
The Southern Quarterly. Vol. 32, no. 2. 1994. [Hattiesburg: University of Southern Mississippi].
"Storyteller in the Wilderness: The American Imagination of Romulus Linney," an article by James F. Schlatter, appears on pages 63-78.
The Southern Review. Vol. 37, no. 2. 2001. [Baton Rouge]: Louisiana State University Press.
Linney's short story, "Tennessee," is featured on pages 382-403.
The Southern Review. Vol. 38, no. 4. 2002. [Baton Rouge]: Louisiana State University Press.
Linney's essay, "O'Neill," is featured on pages 842-848.
The Southern Review. Vol. 39, no. 2. 2003. [Baton Rouge]: Louisiana State University Press.
Linney's short story, "Doc's Boy," is featured on pages 336-349.
Stephens, Martin L. Maternal Deprivation Experiments in Psychology: A Critique of Animal Models. Jenkintown, PA: American Anti-Vivisection Society; Chicago, IL: National Anti-Vivisection Society; Boston, MA: New England Anti-Vivisection Society, 1986.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writings on Harry Harlow.
Stick, David. The Outer Banks of North Carolina, 1584-1958. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1958.
From Linney's collection of books on North Carolina.
StoryQuarterly. Vol. 36. Chicago: Story Quarterly, c1975.
Linney's short story, "Why the Lord Came to Sand Mountain," is featured on pages 33-49.
StoryQuarterly. Vol. 37. Chicago: Story Quarterly, c1975.
Linney's essay, "Revising Plays: A Craft Essay," is featured on pages 132-147.
StoryQuarterly. Vol. 38. Chicago: Story Quarterly, c1975.
Linney's short story, "Let Me Tell You This," is featured on pages 149-154.
Stravinsky, Igor. Igor Stravinksy: An Autobiography. New York: Norton, 1962.
Sumner, Charles. The true grandeur of nations: an oration delivered before the authorities of Boston, July 4, 1845. Boston: J.H. Eastern, City Printer, 1845.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Swansea, Charleen, ed. Red Clay Reader. Vol. 1 and 2. Charlotte, N.C.: Southern Review.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Talbot, Ethelbert. My People of the Plains. New York: Harper & Bros., 1906.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his writing.
Tanselle, G. Thomas, Peter F. Kardon, and Eunice R. Schwager, eds. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1925-2000: A Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Record. New York: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2001.
Linney is listed as a 1980 Fellow in Drama and Performance Art on page 137.
Tarkington, Booth. Penrod: His Complete Story. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1931.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Tatar, Maria. The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1987.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Thomas, Jean. Blue Ridge Country. New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1942.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Thompson, Stith. The Folktale. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Thomson, Virgil. The Art of Judging Music. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1948.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Thomson, Virgil. Four Saints in Three Acts: An Opera to be Sung. New York: Random House, 1934.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Thomson, Virgil. Music Reviewed: 1940-1954. New York: Vintage Books, 1967.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Thomson, Virgil. The State of Music. 2nd ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1962.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Thomson, Virgil. Virgil Thomson. New York: A.A.Knopf, 1966.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Thomson, Virgil. Virgil Thomson: A Reader. Introduction by John Rockwell. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1984.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Tommasini, Anthony. Virgil Thomson: Composer on the Side. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Trask, Willard R. The Unwritten Song: poetry of the primitive and traditional peoples of the world. Vols. 1 and 2. New York: Macmillan, 1966-1967.
This book was the basis for Linney's play, "The Unwritten Song."
Ulmann, Doris. The Appalachian Photographs of Doris Ulmann. Penland, N.C.: Jargon Society, 1971.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales. Notes were found in the book.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The Greensboro Review. Greensboro: University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
An excerpt from Linney's novel, "Jesus Tales," is featured on pages 65-70. The excerpt is entitled, "Tale of Tales."
Van Wagenen, Jared. The Golden Age of Homespun. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1954.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Virgil Thomson at 90. VHS. Directed by John Huszar. FilmAmerica, Inc., 1991.
Virgil Thomson was an important artistic friend and influence who Romulus Linney first met in Yaddo in 1964.
Vivien, Renee. Dame a La Louve: The Woman of the Wolf and Other Stories. Translated by Karla Jay and Yvonne M. Klein. New York: Gay Presses of New York, 1983.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. New York: Facts on File, 1985.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Walpole, Horace. The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story. Philadelphia: H.C. Baird, 1854.
This book was one of Linney's childhood books and was a significant early influence. Linney talked of his childhood books his entire life.
Walser, Richard. North Carolina Legends. Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1980.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Warmuth, Donna Akers. Boone. Images of America. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 2003.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Warner, Marina. From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Weeks, Alvin G. Massasoit of the Wampanoags: with a brief commentary on Indian character and sketches of other great chiefs, tribes and nations; also a chpater on Samoset, Squanto and Hobamock, three early native friends of the Plymouth colonists. [Fall River, MA: The Plimpton Press], 1919.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "King Philip."
Welcome classmates and faculty and friends to the twenty-fifth-year reunion of the February and June 1949 graduation classes of the Woodrow Wilson High School Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C.?: Woodrow Wilson High School?, 1974].
Linney graduated from WWHS in 1949.
Welcome classmates and faculty and friends to the fiftieth reunion of the February and June 1949 graduation classes of the Woodrow Wilson High School Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson High School, 1999].
Linney grdauted from WWHS in 1949. See pages 15 and 29 for entries.
Wellcome, Henry S. The Story of Metlakahtla. New York: Saxon & Co., 1887.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "King Phililp." Notes were found in the book.
Wheeler, Scott, and Romulus Linney. Democracy: An American Comedy Opera in Two Acts. [Washington, D.C.: Washington National Opera, 2004].
Inscribed by Placido Domingo, head of the Washington National Opera.
Wheeler, Scott, and Romulus Linney. Democracy: An American Comedy Opera in Two Acts. [North Reading, M.A.: S. Wheeler Music, 2002].
Wigginton, Eliot, ed. Foxfire. Vols. 1-7. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1973-.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Williams, Alta. Worthy of Death. Hazard, K.Y.: A. Williams, 1994.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Williams, Cratis. The Cratis Williams Chronicles: I Come to Boone. Edited by David Cratis Williams and Patricia D. Beaver. Boone, N.C.: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1999.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
Wilmeth, Don B., and Tice L. Miller, eds. Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
A brief bio of Linney appears on pages 281.
Wilson, August. August Wilson Century Cycle. Introductions to individual volumes by John Lahr, Laurence Fishburne, Samuel G. Freedman, Tony Kushner, Romulus Linney, et al. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007.
Wister, Owen. Ulysses S. Grant. Boston: Small, Maynard & Co., 1909.
Romulus Linney used this book as research for his play, "Democracy."
Woodrow Wilson High School. 1949 Annual. Washington, D.C.: "Published by the Senior class of Woodrow Wilson High School," 1949.
Linney graduated from WWHS in 1949. See pages 58, 81, 103, 113, 117, 144, and 161 for entries.
Woodrow Wilson High School. Alumni Directory. White Plains, N.Y.: B.C. Harris Pub. Co., 1993.
Linney graduated from WWHS in 1949. See page 103 for entry.
Wyatt-Brown, Bertram. Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.
From Linney's collection of Appalachia-related books and folk tales.
The Yale Review. Vol. 94, no. 2. 2006. Cambridge, M.A.: Blackwell.
Linney's short story, "Over Martinis, In Bed, Driving Somewhere," is featured on pages 59-68.
