Winesburg, Ohio

Winesburg, Ohio (1919)
by Sherwood Anderson

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A critically acclaimed work of fiction by the American author Sherwood Anderson, the book, published in 1919, is a collection of related short stories, which could be loosely defined as a novel. The stories are centered on the protagonist George Willard and the fictional inhabitants of the town of Winesburg, Ohio. The critical reception to Winesburg, Ohio upon its publication was positive, but it did not receive a wide readership. Among the literati, it was very highly regarded, but its sales were modest. It is now regarded as one of the finest American novels of the 20th century. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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WINESBURG, OHIO

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WINESBURG, OHIO

A GROUP OF TALES OF
OHIO SMALL TOWN LIFE

BY

SHERWOOD ANDERSON

NEW YORK
B. W. HUEBSCH
MCMXIX

COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY B. W. HURBSCH
PRINTED IN U.S.A.

TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER
EMMA SMITH ANDERSON
Whose keen observations on the life about her
first awoke in me the hunger to see beneath
the surface of lives, this book is dedicated.

Some of the episodes in this book were printed
in The Seven Arts, The Masses and The Little
Review to which magazines the author makes
due acknowledment.

THE TALES AND THE PERSONS
Page
1	The Book of the Grotesque.
7	Hands—concerning wing biddlebaum.
18	Paper Pills—concerning doctor reefy.
24	Mother—concerning elizabeth willard.
38	The Philosopher—concerning doctor parcival.
49	Nobody Knows—concerning louise trunnion.
55	Godliness (parts I and II)—concerning jesse bentley.
88	Surrender (part III)—concerning louise bentley.
102	Terror (part IV)—concerning david hardy.
110	A Man of Ideas—concerning joe welling.
123	Adventure—concerning alice hindman.
135	Respectability—concerning wash williams.
145	The Thinker—concerning seth richmond.
166	Tandy—concerning tandy hard.
171	The Strength of God—concerning the reverend curtis hartman.
184	The Teacher—concerning kate swift.
197	Loneliness—concerning enoch robinson.
213	An Awakening—concerning belle carpenter.
228	"Queer"—concerning elmer cowley.
244	The Untold Lie—concerning ray pearson.
254	Drink—concerning tom foster.
268	Death—concerning doctor reefy and elizabeth willard.
285	Sophistication—concerning helen white.
299	Departure—concerning george willard.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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