The stories of Elizabeth Spencer / with a foreword by Eudora Welty.
| Author/creator | Spencer, Elizabeth |
| Other author | Spencer, Elizabeth, 1921-2019 inscriber. |
| Other author | Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001 autographer. |
| Other author | Wright, Stuart, 1948- former owner. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday ; Toronto, Ont. : Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1981. |
| Description | xix, 429 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Short stories. Selections |
| Contents | The little brown girl -- The eclipse -- First dark -- A southern landscape -- Moon rocket -- The white azalea -- The visit -- Ship island -- The fishing lake -- The adult holiday -- The Pincian gate -- Knights & dragons -- The absence -- The day before -- The Bufords -- Judith Kane -- Wisteria -- A bad cold -- Presents -- On the gulf -- Sharon -- The finder -- Instrument of destruction -- Go south in the winter -- A kiss at the door -- A Christian education -- Mr. McMillan -- I, Maureen -- Prelude to a parking lot -- Indian summer -- The search -- Port of embarkation -- The girl who loved horses. |
| Abstract | Thirty-three stories, ordered as they were written, which provide a "personal road" through Mississippi, New Orleans, Italy, Montreal, and the secret landscape of the heart. |
| Local note | Inscribed on title page "For Stuart Wright, with warmest regards, Elizabeth Spencer" and autographed by Eudora Welty. Includes dust jacket. Laid in are a postcard and a letter from Spencer to Wright (1988) and a letter from Spencer to William T. Clay IV (1988). Stuart Wright Book Collection #170.11. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Eudora Welty Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2012 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Spencer, Elizabeth, 1921- Stories of Elizabeth Spencer. 1st ed. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday ; Toronto, Ont. : Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1981 |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| LCCN | 79006601 |
| ISBN | 0385156979 |
| ISBN | 9780385156974 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | PS3537.P4454 S8 1981 | ✔ Available | Request Material |