Teeftallow

by T.S. Stribling

A quirky story set in small town Tennessee just as it is connecting to the railroad, a time of great change and confusion. The characters are vivid, and full of contradiction – puritanical about sex, willing to cheat others, suspicious of educated townsfolk, generous to hungry strangers, tolerant of lynching and "the whitecaps".
Teeftallow was a both a critical success and a best seller in 1926; Stribling later adapted it as the 1928 Broadway play, "The Rope".

405 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1926

About the author

Thomas Sigismun Stribling was a staff writer for "Saturday Evening Post" and a lawyer. He published under the name T.S. Stribling. In the 1920's and 1930's, T. S. was America's foremost author. His most notable works were "Birthright," "Teeftfollow," "Backwater," "The Forge" and "The Unfinished Cathedral". He won the Pulitzer Prize for his book, "The Store" in 1933.

Reviews

[Diana Eberhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful novel of place and period!