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Whilomville Stories
Stephen Crane
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They penetrated deeper into the wood. They climbed a rocky zigzag path which led them at times where with their hands they could almost touch the tops of giant pines. The gray cliffs sprang sheer towards the sky. Willie Dalzel babbled about his impossible lynx, and they stalked the mountain-side like chamois-hunters, although no noise of bird or beast broke the stillness of the hills. Below them Whilomville was spread out somewhat like the cheap green and black lithograph of the time—"A Bird's-eye View of Whilomville, N. Y."
In the end the boys reached the top of the mountain and scouted off among wild and desolate ridges. They were burning with the desire to slay large animals. They thought continually of elephants, lions, tigers, crocodiles. They discoursed upon their immaculate conduct in case such monsters confronted them, and they all lie. . . Read More
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I'm very surprised this has dropped out of popularity; judging by the lack of reviews anyway. It is an excruciatingly accurate depiction of boys growing up, very funny in places, and Jimmy is a real character. The reservation has to be the treatment of the black people in the stories, very much of i
I have been reading Crane for over 70 years, but surprisingly had never read Whilomville Stories.
Crane is well-know for his descriptive prose and that skill is amply illustrated in these stories. But these stories are almost all about the children in this fictional town In New York and are hilarious