What was the nickname of the book that was released in 1959 that was a follow up to another book sharing the same character?
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Guo Jing Guo Jing is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" by Jin Yong. He also appears as a supporting character in the sequel, "The Return of the Condor Heroes", and is mentioned by name in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber". He is a descendant of Guo Sheng, one of the 108 outlaws from Mount Liang in the classical novel "Water Margin". Guo Jing and Yang Kang were both named by Qiu Chuji, who urges them to remember the Jingkang Incident and be loyal towards their native land, the Song Empire. Guo Jing is killed during the Battle of Xiangyang along with the rest of his family except his younger daughter, Guo Xiang.
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The Return of the Condor Heroes The Return of the Condor Heroes, also called The Giant Eagle and Its Companion, is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the "Condor Trilogy" and was preceded by "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and followed by "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber". It was first serialised between 20 May 1959 and 5 July 1961 in the Hong Kong newspaper "Ming Pao".
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The Call of the Man Eater The Call of the Man Eater is the fourth book of jungle tales and man-eaters by Kenneth Anderson, first published in 1961 by George Allen and Unwin.
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Night Without End Night Without End is a thriller novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean, first published in 1959. The author has been complimented for the excellent depiction of the unforgiving Arctic environment; among others, the "Times Literary Supplement" gave it strongly favorable notices when it came out.
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The Outsiders (novel) The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton, first published in 1967 by Viking Press. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel, but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. Hinton was 18 when the book was published. The book follows two rival groups, the Greasers and the Socs (pronounced by the author as , short for "Socials"), who are divided by their socioeconomic status. The story is told in first-person narrative by protagonist Ponyboy Curtis.
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Famous Impostors Famous Impostors is the fourth and final book of nonfiction by Bram Stoker (the author of "Dracula"), published in 1910. It is a book that deals with exposing various impostors and hoaxes.
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The White Rabbit (book) The White Rabbit is a 1952 non-fiction book by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. Its title comes from a nickname of F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas.
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My Brother Michael My Brother Michael is a novel by Mary Stewart, first published in 1959.
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White Boots White Boots is a children's novel by Noel Streatfeild. It was first published by Collins publishers in 1951. The book was published under the title Skating Shoes in the US, also in 1951. "White Boots" tells the story of a poor girl and a rich girl who meet as a result of ice skating and is the tale of their unlikely friendship.
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The Borrowers Afloat The Borrowers Afloat is a children's fantasy novel by Mary Norton, published in 1959 by Dent in the UK and Harcourt in the US. It was the third of five books in a series that is usually called "The Borrowers", inaugurated by "The Borrowers" in 1952.
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Winnie-the-Pooh (book) Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) is the first volume of stories about Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne. It is followed by "The House at Pooh Corner". The book focuses on the adventures of a teddy bear called Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, a small toy pig; Eeyore, a toy donkey; Owl, a live owl; and Rabbit, a live rabbit. The characters of Kanga, a toy kangaroo, and her son Roo are introduced later in the book, in the chapter entitled "In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest and Piglet has a Bath". The bouncy toy-tiger character of Tigger is not introduced until the sequel, "The House at Pooh Corner".
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Five Fall into Adventure Five Fall Into Adventure is the ninth novel in The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1950.
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The Stud (novel) The Stud is the second novel by the British novelist Jackie Collins, first published in 1969 by W.H. Allen with the jacket featuring photography by Lewis Morley. When originally published in 1969, the names of the central characters were different from those in later editions following the release of the film. The stud of the title, Tony Burg was renamed Tony Blake for example. The character who became Fontaaine Khaled was originally named Fontaine Damon. The original novel was also edited in later editions to make it appear more contemporary. Collins also re-wrote the book, re-issuing it as an e-book, along with its follow-up, "The Bitch".
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What Katy Did Next What Katy Did Next (1886) is a children's book by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, working under the pen name Susan Coolidge. It follows the stories "What Katy Did" (1872), "What Katy Did At School" (1873) and tells the adventures of Katy Carr as she travels to Europe.
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The Sand Pebbles The Sand Pebbles is a 1962 novel by American author Richard McKenna about a Yangtze River gunboat and its crew in 1926. It was the winner of the 1963 Harper Prize for fiction. Prior to its publication by Harper & Row, the book was serialized in the "Saturday Evening Post" and later used as the storyline for a movie of the same name starring Steve McQueen.
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C. B. Colby Carroll Burleigh Colby (September 7, 1904 – October 31, 1977) was a prolific American writer, primarily of nonfiction children's books. He wrote approximately 93 books that were widely circulated in public and school libraries in the United States. He is best known for "Strangely Enough!" (1959).
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Ramona the Pest Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary, is the second book of the Ramona series and the first to focus on Ramona Quimby as the protagonist. This children's book chronicles the adventures of Ramona's first few months at kindergarten. The book's title is derived from the characterization of Ramona as a "pest" by many, including her older sister Beatrice, known as "Beezus." "Ramona the Pest" was first published in 1968 and featured illustrations by Louis Darling.
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Go, Dog. Go! Go, Dog. Go! is a 1961 children's book written and illustrated by P. D. Eastman.
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Our Gang (novel) Our Gang (1971) is Philip Roth's fifth novel. A marked departure from his previous book, the popular "Portnoy's Complaint", "Our Gang" is a political satire written in the form of a closet drama. Centered on the character of "Trick E. Dixon", a caricature of then-President Richard Nixon, the book takes its cue from an actual quote from Nixon:
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Petals on the Wind Petals on the Wind is a novel written by V. C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. The timeline takes place from the siblings' successful escape in November 1960 to the fall of 1975. The book, like the others in the series, was a number one best-seller in North America in the early 1980s. In 2014, it was adapted into a Lifetime original movie.
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The Poorhouse Fair The Poorhouse Fair (1959) was the first novel by the American author John Updike. A second edition (New York : Knopf, 1977) included an introduction by the author and was slightly revised.
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Superfudge Superfudge is a children's novel by Judy Blume, published in 1980. It is the sequel to "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing".