The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty

The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty

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A Gothic fairy tale set in eighteenth century Mississippi...the South, especially Miss Welty's, is entirely its own thing' Angus Wilson A fable from one of the best loved classic writers of the American South

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The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty

In the midst of the Mississippi woods, pretty young Rosamond Musgrove lives with her father, Clement, and her chilly, jealous stepmother, Salome. There, she is loved by her father but treated badly by his wife, never able to please however little she complains. One day, she is instructed to clean the house from top to toe, to wash the floor, polish the dishes and shine the candlesticks until they gleam and glitter in the darkness. That evening, worn out and dishevelled, she meets for the first time the dashing bandit, Jamie Lockhart, and from then on, her fate is sealed ...In this extraordinary , colourful fairy tale of the South, Eudora Welty clearly displays her admiration of the old tradition and combines it with her perceptive and curious sense of the place and people she loves.
Eudora Welty was born in 1908 in Jackson, Mississippi, which is still her home. One of America's most distinguished writers, she has published five novels and as many volumes of short stories. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1973.
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ISBN 13 9780860682905
ISBN 10 0860682900
Title The Robber Bridegroom
Author Eudora Welty
Series Vmc
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1982-05-27
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.