Project Gutenberg 1996-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 1722 Anderson, Sherwood 1876 1941 Fever, Buck Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life The book of the grotesque -- Hands -- Paper pills -- Mother -- The philosopher -- Nobody knows -- Godliness -- A man of ideas -- Adventure -- Respectability -- The thinker -- Tandy -- The strength of God -- The teacher -- Loneliness -- An awakening -- "Queer" -- The untold lie -- Drink -- Death -- Sophistication -- Departure. Judith Boss "Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life" by Sherwood Anderson is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century. The book delves into the lives of the eccentric and lonely residents of the fictional small town of Winesburg, highlighting themes of isolation, dreams unfulfilled, and the human struggle for connection. Central to these stories is George Willard, a young reporter who serves as the listener to the various “grotesques” that inhabit the town, each carrying their own burdens and yearnings. At the start of the collection, readers are introduced to the concept of "The Book of the Grotesque," through the musings of an old writer who reflects on the people he has encountered, describing them in a critical yet empathetic light. This opening portion sets the stage for the subsequent tales, where residents like Wing Biddlebaum, who is haunted by his past as a schoolteacher, and Doctor Reefy, who struggles with grief and madness, present a tapestry of the human experience. Each character reveals their complexity and vulnerability, illustrating how their attempts to hold onto their truths lead them down paths of misunderstanding and despair. The opening establishes Anderson's exploration of the intricate lives of those striving for meaning among the quiet desolation of small-town existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en City and town life -- Fiction Pastoral fiction Ohio -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 441875 442034 2024-09-01T05:25:38.480095 2023-10-01T05:11:49.651494 text/html text/html 450949 2022-05-05T14:18:18 text/html 258723 2024-09-01T05:25:44.874015 application/epub+zip 259332 2024-09-01T05:25:40.089066 application/epub+zip 259331 2024-09-01T05:25:39.139125 application/epub+zip 473745 2024-09-01T05:25:48.847016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447811 2024-09-01T05:25:44.216037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416165 2022-09-01T05:46:08.530622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426374 426380 2024-09-01T05:25:37.859044 2023-10-01T05:11:49.078479 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 425980 2022-05-05T14:17:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18964 2024-09-01T05:25:48.988012 application/rdf+xml 23486 2024-09-01T05:25:39.502046 image/jpeg 4882 2024-09-01T05:25:39.320032 image/jpeg 154386 2022-05-05T14:18:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 157422 2022-05-05T14:18:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 225980 2024-09-01T05:25:38.521036 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia