Sherwood Anderson: “Respectability”

This post is part of a series dedicated to Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories, from The Library of America. “Respectability” comes from Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. For an introduction to this series and for links to the other posts, please click here. We feel pity and care about many of the subjects in Winesburg, Ohio, but … Read more

Sherwood Anderson: “Adventure”

This post is part of a series dedicated to Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories, from The Library of America. “Adventure” comes from Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. For an introduction to this series and for links to the other posts, please click here. In almost every Winesburg, Ohio story so far, the central character has had an “adventure,” … Read more

Sherwood Anderson: “A Man of Ideas”

This post is part of a series dedicated to Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories, from The Library of America. “A Man of Ideas” comes from Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. For an introduction to this series and for links to the other posts, please click here. After spending four chapters with Jesse Bentley and his heirs, “A … Read more

Sherwood Anderson: “Nobody Knows”

This post is part of a series dedicated to Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories, from The Library of America. “Nobody Knows” comes from Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. For an introduction to this series and for links to the other posts, please click here. After several pieces where George Willard plays a part in someone else’s story, … Read more

Sherwood Anderson: “The Philosopher”

This post is part of a series dedicated to Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories, from The Library of America. “The Philosopher” comes from Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. For an introduction to this series and for links to the other posts, please click here. The philosopher of the title is another of Winesburg’s sad doctors, Doctor Parcival. When … Read more

Sherwood Anderson: “Mother”

This post is part of a series dedicated to Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories, from The Library of America. “Mother” comes from Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. For an introduction to this series and for links to the other posts, please click here. While the first story I think about when I think about Winesburg, Ohio is … Read more

Sherwood Anderson: “Paper Pills”

This post is part of a series dedicated to Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories, from The Library of America. “Paper Pills” comes from Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. For an introduction to this series and for links to the other posts, please click here. There is something strange and probably deliberate about “Paper Pills.” In many ways, … Read more