The Exorcist (novel) The Exorcist (novel) The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. The book details the demonic possession of twelve-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to exorcise the demon. Published by Harper & Row, the novel was the basis of a highly successful film adaption released two years later, whose screenplay was also written and produced by Blatty, and part of "The Exorcist" franchise. The novel was inspired by a 1949 case of demonic possession and exorcism that Blatty heard about while he was a student in
Butter at the Old Price Butter at the Old Price Butter at the Old Price: The Autobiography of Marguerite de Angeli is an account of the life and work of the children's author and illustrator Marguerite de Angeli, who wrote such books as "The Door in the Wall", "Ted and Nina Go to the Grocery Store", "Henner's Lydia", and "Black Fox of Lorne". The autobiography was printed in 1971 when its author was 82 years old. Her 1946 story "Bright April" was the first children's book to address the divisive issue of racial prejudice. She was recipient of the 1950 Newbery Award for "The Door