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A vivid and charming portrait of a large southern family, the Fairchilds, who live on a plantation in the Mississippi delta. The story, set in 1923, is exquisitely woven from the ordinary events of family life, centered around the visit of a young relative, Laura McRaven, and the family’s... read more
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- Miss Dabney: Add a description of this character.
- Laura McRaven
- Uncle George
- Aunt Tempe
- Ellen
- Robbie Reid
- Troy Flavin
- Ranny
- Jim Allen
- Maureen
- Primrose
- Mama
- Mary Denis
- Roxie
- Shelley
- Mary Shannon
- Mr. Rondo
- Marmion
- Studney
- Howard
- Orrin
- Bluet
- Mary Lamar Mackey
- Dr. Murdoch
- Lady Clare
- Papa
- Greenwood
- Uncle Pinck
- Annie Laurie
- Mr. Battle
- Virgie Lee
- Mr. Doolittle
- Georgie
- Jackson
- Rowena
- Partheny
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The nickname of the train was the Yellow Dog.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Eudora Welty (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.52
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