What Do I Read Next?
Last Updated on July 29, 2019, by eNotes Editorial. Word Count: 172
Winesburg, Ohio (1919), by Sherwood Anderson, is the highly acclaimed collection that includes ‘‘Hands.’’ In each of the twenty-three stories, young George Willard establishes a connection with one of the lonely, isolated people in his small town.
The Spoon River Anthology (1915), by Edgar Lee Masters, is a collection of...
(The entire section contains 172 words.)
Unlock This Study Guide Now
Start your 48-hour free trial to unlock this Hands study guide. You'll get access to all of the Hands content, as well as access to more than 30,000 additional guides and more than 350,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts.
- Summary
- Themes
- Characters
- Critical Essays
- Analysis
- Teaching Guide
Already a member? Log in here.
Winesburg, Ohio (1919), by Sherwood Anderson, is the highly acclaimed collection that includes ‘‘Hands.’’ In each of the twenty-three stories, young George Willard establishes a connection with one of the lonely, isolated people in his small town.
The Spoon River Anthology (1915), by Edgar Lee Masters, is a collection of verses in which the men and women of Spoon River tell their stories from the grave.
The Women of Brewster Place (1980), by Gloria Naylor, is a collection of stories that won the American Book Award. It gives voice to seven African-American women in seven interconnected short stories.
Ethan Frome (1911), by Edith Wharton, depicts a farmer with a poetic soul who struggles with poverty, loneliness, and a bad-tempered wife in rural New England.
Everything that Rises Must Converge (1965), by Flannery O’Connor, is a collection of stories of grotesque characters confronting religious questions in the backwoods of Georgia.
The Collected Poems (1950) of Carl Sandburg, a friend of Anderson’s and another voice of the Chicago Renaissance, celebrates American agriculture and industry and the American people.
