Thirteen Stories * Eudora Welty, Ruth M. Vande Kieft (editor)

Selected and introduced by scholar Ruth M. Vande Kieft, this classic anthology gathers thirteen of Eudora Welty's finest short stories written between 1937 and 1951, capturing the humor, quiet grace, and eccentricities of small-town Mississippi life.

The Story. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Eudora Welty and curated by acclaimed Welty scholar Ruth M. Vande Kieft, this edition offers a rich, intimate window into the American South during the mid-twentieth century.

Across these thirteen memorable tales, Welty observes everyday people with warmth, sharp wit, and deep empathy. Readers encounter beloved classics such as "Why I Live at the P.O.," chronicling a postmistress's comical family feud; "A Worn Path," following an elderly woman's determined walk through the winter woods to get medicine for her grandson; "The Wide Net," "Livvie," "The Hitch-Hikers," and "Keela, the Outcast Indian Maiden". Vande Kieft's thoughtful introduction traces Welty's evolving voice across twenty-five years, highlighting the compassion and keen eye for human nature that make these stories endure.

Perfect For. Classic short-story lovers, literature students, and fans of rich Southern storytelling alongside Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples, Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Carson McCullers's The Ballad of the Sad Café, or William Faulkner's short stories.

Published 1965 by Harcourt, Brace, & World.

Fiction / Classics / Southern Gothic & Regional Literature / American Short Story Anthologies / 20th-Century Literary Classics / Small-Town & Family Portraits / Pulitzer Prize-Winning Authors