In a famous children’s book who promised to stop until the wind changed?
East wind to believe of what she says, for she is very naughty sometimes..." Much in the same way, the East Wind symbolizes change in P. L. Travers' "Mary Poppins" series (published 1934–1988). Poppins arrives at the Banks' house carried by the East Wind, but warns the children that she will only stay until the wind changes. At the end of the book, the West wind carries her away. Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, "His Last Bow" (published in 1917 but set in 1914), ends with Holmes' addressing his assistant Doctor Watson on the eve of the First World War: Holmes'
Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America is a non-fiction work of literary criticism written by Jay Parini. A listing of 100 additional books is included at the very end of the book. "Promised Land" received positive reviews. "The Wall Street Journal" said, "It's like watching a time-lapse film of cultural evolution -- with perennial motifs of American life changing colors and sprouting the odd appendage over the course of two centuries." And Maureen Corrigan from NPR's "Fresh Air" said the book is “Surprising. . . . Thoughtful. . . . Convincing. .