Short Stories/Novellas

Emily is a member of a family in the antebellum Southern aristocracy; after the Civil War, the family has fallen on hard times.

William Faulkner’s short story “The Bear” was first published in the May 9, 1942 issue of The Saturday Evening Post .  The piece―considered one of the best short stories of the twentieth century―is a coming-of-age tale that weaves together themes of family, race, and the taming of the wilderness, as the young main character learns to hunt and track the huge bear known as Old Ben. This short work in an elegant hardback gift edition is part of Applewood’s “American Roots,” series, tactile mementos of American passions by some of America’s most famous writers and thinkers.

An obscure allegorical fable, written during the mid-1920s, recounts the troubled quest of a young medieval knight, Sir Galwyn of Arthgyl, who sets out in search of the woman he believes is destined for him

"Barn Burning" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner which first appeared in Harper's in 1939 and has since been widely anthologized. The story deals with class conflicts, the influence of fathers, and vengeance as viewed through the third-person perspective of a young, impressionable child. It is a prequel to The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion, the three novels make up the Snopes trilogy.