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Beginning in 1885, the history of Kentucky literature began to change and become remarkable, since until this date there were no notable events at a higher level than the state level. However, in 1897 James Lane Allen published "The Invisible Choir", making him the first writer from Kentucky to appear in the top ten on the national best-seller list``. Allen was a strict and formal man, preferring earlier ideas to the new way of doing things ushered in after the Civil War. He wrote about the frontier and chivalry.

After this golden age, literature in Kentucky drastically moderated, however, authors like Virginia Cary Hudson have managed to be a sensation among the country's best-sellers in 1962 with her book "O Ye Jigs and Juleps!" Among Kentucky's most famous writers of the late 20th century were Jesse Stewart and Robert Penn Warren. Warren wrote fiction and poetry and became the first poet laureate of the United States.

Modern writers

A number of modern Kentucky writers have graduated from the University of Kentucky-James Baker Hall of Lexington, Gurney Norman of Perry County, Ed McClanahan of Bracken County, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Wendell Berry. Known as the greatest contemporary Kentucky writer, Wendell Berry made his name by writing essays about the world around us. Berry neither believes that the past is perfect nor agrees that all new things are good. Berry calls on humanity to protect the planet because he believes that humanity's place on earth is temporary. There are many other fine Kentucky authors who cover numerous topics and in many different forms. Such as Sue Grafton, pen best-selling mystery novels.

Allen was a strict and formal man, preferring earlier ideas to the new way of doing things ushered in after the Civil War. He wrote about the frontier and chivalry. This revelation produced a change in the thinking of Kentucky writers, and in this way, Kentuckians would get to appear 14 times among the 10 best-selling books of the year in the United States before the year 1913. John Fox Jr. was one of famous Kentucky authors. Fox and Allen are very different, Allen's work is about Central Bluegrass and Fox's work is about the Kentucky mountains. Although they write in different styles, both are well-known Kentucky authors, and Fox's two most famous books are "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come." and " The Trail of the Lonesome Pine."

After this golden age, literature in Kentucky drastically moderated; however, authors like Virginia Cary Hudson have managed to be a sensation among the country's best-sellers in 1962 with her book "O Ye Jigs and Juleps!" Elizabeth Madox Roberts was once considered the greatest American writer of the 20th century. Unlike the early Kentucky writers, Robert's work featured poor women. Many subsequent Kentucky writers followed her, and succeeded.

Among Kentucky's most famous writers of the late 20th century were Jesse Stewart and Robert Penn Warren. Warren wrote fiction and poetry and became the first poet laureate of the United States. Most of Warren's works are fiction and poetry, and Warren has been called "the first poet laureate of the United States. Most of Warren's famous books are about Kentucky, and they are "Night Rider(1939)", "World Enough and Time (1950)", "Brother to Dragons(1953)", and "The Cave(1959)".

Berry calls on humanity to protect the planet because he believes that humanity's place on earth is temporary. There are many other fine Kentucky authors who cover numerous topics and in many different forms, such as Sue Grafton, who pens best-selling mystery novels. He is best known for his work on The Memory of Old Jack (1974).

Additionally, lower subscription prices, better technology, and increased publicity made the Kentucky public much more interested in reading, as it became easier to access these publications. It is worth mentioning that in the 1890s, the revival of historical fiction contributed to the growth of Kentucky's literary output.