South Carolina in the Short Story

by Katherine M. & Schlaefer Jones

176 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1952

Reviews

[Michael Wiggins · Rating 4 out of 5]

'South Carolina in the Short Story' might have been better named, 'Low Country South Carolina in the Short Story,' because all of the stories took place along the coast and sea islands of South Carolina. I have read several of these short stories before, including "The Half Pint Flask," by Dubose Heyward. This is a good horror story of sorts in which an arrogant, condescending Yankee makes the mistake of disturbing a grave to retrieve a collectible bottle. Haints descend. Other writers include Max Steele, Julia Peterkin, Glenn Allan, and Archibald Rutledge. Readers should be warned that these stories almost all have the cultural sensibilities of their times; that is, they use words and terms that are out of bounds these days.

Note: I found this hidden among contemporary fiction writers in my local library.