"A novel of the Snopes family"--Cover. "The 2nd vol. of the author's trilogy of the Snopes family"--T.p. verso. "This edition follows the text of The Town as corrected in 1999 by Noel Polk. An editors' note on the corrections by Noel Polk follows the text; the line and page notes were prepared by Joseph Blotner."--Publisher's note.
Summary:
"This is the second volume of Faulkner's trilogy about the Snopes family, his symbol for the grasping, destructive element in the postbellum South. Like its predecessor, The Hamlet, and its successor, The Mansion, The Town is self-contained but gains resonance from being read with the other two. Flem Snope's ruthless struggle to take over the town of Jefferson, Mississippi, is rich in episodes of humor and profundity."--P. [4] of cover.
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