The Old Order - Stories of the South

A number of Porter's finest stories have their setting in the South at the turn of the century. The Old Order brings these together in a single volume, including six stories from The Leaning Tower, three stories from Flowering Judas, and the short novel "Old Mortality” from Pale Horse, Pale Rider.

About the author

Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was a renowned American author of short stories and essays. Best known for her short story collections and the novel Ship of Fools, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, a National Book Award, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal Award for Fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine Porter, Katherine Anne Porter
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.08.1955
• EAN: 9780156685191
• ISBN: 978-0-15-668519-1
• No. of pages: 180
• Weight: 172 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Romance / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Sea Stories, FICTION: Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Anthologies (multiple authors), FICTION: Southern, FICTION: Erotica / Collections & Anthologies