"Mule in the Yard", 252 (Event)
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Page Number:
252
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
It was her whole town-dwelling history as dated
Page Event Ends:
252
Era:
The Twenties (1920-1929)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Tuesday, April 1, 1924 to Wednesday, April 30, 1924
Notes:
The story is dated contemporary when Faulkner wrote it, which, according to Theresa Towner and James B. Carothers in _Reading Faulkner: Collected Stories_, "is uncertain, it may have been written in the late winter or early spring of 1933-34. The story was published in August 1934 by _Scribner's_" (133). This story was later incorporated into Chapter 16 of _The Town_ and narrated by Charles Mallison. The date of this day's events in _The Town_ would be 1927, the year that Eula Varner dies.
Summary:
Mr. Hait is found dead on the railroad track with a group of mules.
Chronological Order:
5.00
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Keywords:
mules
railroad fraud
death
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