Old Red (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Caroline Gordon
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Plot: Character study
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: Rural Kentucky
- Principal Characters: Mister Alexander Maury, Sarah, Stephen (Steve), Laura, His mother-in-law
- Genres: Short fiction, Character study, Sketch
- Subjects: Racism, South or Southerners, Rural or country life, Fishing or fishermen
- Locales: Kentucky
The Story
Mister Alexander Maury, temporarily returned home after only a few years in Florida, leaves his fishing gear piled in the middle of the bedroom, ready for escape on a moment's notice, while he goes down to eat his mother-in-law's batter bread. He carefully reminds himself that his new son-in-law's name is Stephen. He regales his family with the story of how he learned to smell out fish in the water from an old black woman. He proudly displays his best fly, called Devil Bug, an exclusive design by a friend he met in Florida.
While his academically oriented...
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