The Robber Bridegroom
by Welty, Eudora
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
The Grimm's Brothers' fairy tale, The Robber Bridegroom, is retold through the lens of the American South in this Eudora Welty novel. Set along the Natchez Trace, the story tells of Rosamond, who was kidnapped away from her home by a bandit. The tale contains mistaken identities, the cruel stepmother, beauty, terror, sex, and violence - all the best that fairy tales have to offer.
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- Bookseller
- Common Crow Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H10803
- Title
- The Robber Bridegroom
- Author
- Welty, Eudora
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
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