History of American English By rsnelgrove777 Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 2016 Timespan of American English Aug 1, 1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlett Letter Dec 9, 1884 Mark Twain-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Aug 1, 1916 Robert Frost-The Road not Taken Apr 25, 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald -The Great Gatsby. Jun 10, 1936 Margaret Mitchell-Gone with the Wind Apr 14, 1939 John Steinbeck-The Grapes of Wrath Aug 1, 1952 Ernest Hemingway-The Man and the Sea Oct 1, 1952 Arther Miller- The Crucible Sep 13, 1954 William Golding-Lord of the Flies Jul 11, 1960 Harper Lee- To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee published To Kill A Mockingbird Apr 24, 1967 S.E. Hinton- The Outsiders