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Eudora Welty

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The Ponder Heart Summary

The book "The Ponder Heart" by Eudora Welty tells the story of kind-hearted Daniel Ponder who is accused of murder by the family of his deceased wife. The story is told by Daniel's niece, Edna Earle Ponder, who runs the Beulah Hotel in the small town of Clay. Themes of the story include differences in people, fickleness and the impact of money and trouble on friendship.

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Eudora Welty Biographies (6)

Eudora Welty

5,277 words, approx. 18 pages

Eudora Welty (born 1909) is considered one of the most important authors of the twentieth century. Although the majority of her stories were set in the American South and reflected the region's langua... Read more

Eudora Welty

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Eudora Welty

6,939 words, approx. 24 pages

Eudora Welty 's importance lies in the fact that during the past four decades she has produced an original and enduring body of fiction. Independent of any specific literary group, clear even of the i... Read more

Eudora Welty

9,153 words, approx. 31 pages

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Eudora Welty

9,451 words, approx. 32 pages

Although Eudora Welty has considered herself primarily a short-story writer, and although her earliest critical acclaim resulted from her brilliant experiments with form in that genre, it was not un... Read more

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7,903 words, approx. 27 pages

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