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| November 26, 1919 |
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| William Faulkner (1897 - 1962) |
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William Faulkner, Flying High
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| by Steve King |
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On this day in 1919, twenty-two-year-old William Faulkner published his first prose, a short story entitled "Landing in Luck." It is a lighthearted tale about an air force cadet's first solo flight, and it gives little sign of the style or fame to come, but the autobiographical details behind its telling are pure, playful Faulkner.
Having been rejected by the U. S. Army because of his size (just under 5'6"), Faulkner decided to try to enlist in the Canadian RAF, under pretence of being an Englishman. Preparations for this were elaborate and unlikely -- weeks of being tutored in the rolling British r, reference letters posted overseas from an invented vicar named Reverend Mr ... FULL STORY »
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