Main Street letters close contest draw echoes from town
Cynthia Grey shares readers letters about the novel Main Street, praising its realism of small town life and characters. Contributors discuss Carol, Dr. Kennicott, and townspeople, weighing themes of motherhood, marriage, hypocrisy, and social norms in Gopher Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Grey
Main Street
Miss Grey
Carol
Miles Bjornstam
Co. A. D
Mies Grey
Gopher Prairie
Dr. Kennicott
Vida Sherwin
Mrs. Bogart
Fern Mullin
Ming Grey
Sinclair Lewis
Ma Bogart
Myrtle Caan
Myrtle Cans
Kenneth
Borinh
Ericka
Gopher Prairies
Marion
Dr. Wills
Carol Kennicott
Times
Beattle 1860s Sawmill Town Becomes Backdrop For Nimm the Newfound Land
In 1860 a sawdust town named Beattle on Puget Sound grows around a bustling mill and a Newfoundland dog named Nimm. A ship arrives with a mother and baby leaving the child behind as the town evolves and characters like Joe Crow and locals like Mrs Hedg reflect on life, literature, and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
David
Billiott Bay
Puget Sound
Nolayettle Mill
Terrys
Nimm
Joe Crow
Adventures of the Wins in the End of the Earth
An excerpt from a 1921 Seattle Star piece follows Nick Kip and the mole as they struggle through a twisting passage sent by a home sorcerer. The crew hallucinates steam and dizzying turns en route to Brownieland, only to reach a three-cornered gate labeled The End of the Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kennicotts
Earth
Venus
Mr. Lewis
Nick
Kip
Mole
Maker
Brownieland
Nancy
Pim Pim
Spiff
Confessions of a Movie Star in the Studio Fire
In a memoir style scene Rose warns of fame tests as a film fire scene goes wrong. The narrator recalls savings and Mother dear advice while a blaze misfires. Jimmy evacuates and shields her, leaving stars singed but safe. The piece notes industry strain and industry gossip about earnings and popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Henry
Motherdear
Honey
Cissy
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Sting
Will
Nebraska
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Erik
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Carly
Dee
S&e
Hatich
BY Allman
Addy
Santa Claus
Freckles
BY Blosser
Anoter
Tag
Everett True
Bogatta
Juanita Haydocks
Vida Sherwins
Bjornstam
Mother Bogart
Lewis
O. Henry
Mrs. Hedg
Swucki
Stanley
Ouch
Ernie Hicks
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Clive Reiberts
Seattle Star
Jimmy Saves
Coleridge
Cissy Sheldon
Jimmy
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