Welty
Eu·do·ra [yoo-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh], /yuˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə/, 1909–2001, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
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Welty also notes that if you want something custom, the sooner you commission it, the better, as makers have limited time to put unique pieces together.
A gift giver’s guide to supply chain shortages this holiday season | Dan Seitz | November 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWelty was such a character, and the two of them are hyper-literate.
He told Flagg he had an extra ticket to see Eudora Welty at the 92nd Street Y the following week and invited her to use it.
Harper Lee Makes a Surprise Appearance at an Alabama Literary Luncheon | Mary McDonagh Murphy | May 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNone of these characters would be caught dead in a novel by John Steinbeck, Carson McCullers, or Eudora Welty.
American Dreams: ‘Tobacco Road’ by Erskine Caldwell | Nathaniel Rich | April 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWriters ranging from Ray Bradbury to Eudora Welty to Amos Oz have credited this classic text as an influence.
Nadine Gordimer once called Phillips “the best short-story writer since Eudora Welty.”
Welty had been taken in the night before, his bruises had been anointed, and he had been provisioned for the journey.
There was to be preaching at Welty's that day, and a love-feast in the evening.
Charlie Newcomer | Wilbur B. Stover"Won't you go tonight; we will pay the way," insisted the persuasive Welty.
Edith and John | Franklin S. Farquhar"You are a poor inveigler," said Welty to Monroe, facetiously.
Edith and John | Franklin S. Farquhar"An extra levy has been made on the red-lighters," replied Welty.
Edith and John | Franklin S. Farquhar
British Dictionary definitions for Welty
/ (ˈwɛltɪ) /
Eudora. 1909–2001, US novelist and short-story writer, noted for her depiction of life in the Mississippi delta. Her novels include Delta Wedding (1946) and The Optimist's Daughter (1972)
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