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Cover of The Ponder Heart by Eudora Welty

The Ponder Heart

1954·156 pages

Literary Fiction

Uncle Daniel Ponder, whose fortune is exceeded only by his desire to give it away, is a source of vexation for his niece, Edna Earle. Uncle Daniel’s trial for the alleged murder of his seventeen-year-old bride is a comic masterpiece. Drawings by Joe Krush.

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The Ponder Heart

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1954

Pages

156

Literary Fiction

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Uncle Daniel Ponder, whose fortune is exceeded only by his desire to give it away, is a source of vexation for his niece, Edna Earle. Uncle Daniel’s trial for the alleged murder of his seventeen-year-old bride is a comic masterpiece. Drawings by Joe Krush.

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