tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post9074803964631180393..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "Lily Daw and the Three Sisters" by Eudora Welty Her First Short StoryMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-38210977777242449232012-10-18T18:37:26.180+08:002012-10-18T18:37:26.180+08:00Buried in Print-thanks so much for your comment-I ...Buried in Print-thanks so much for your comment-I thought about your observation of the three things Lily had in her lap-it is almost as if her aunts are trying to turn her into a lady by giving her these things for her trip-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-90831699019073781292012-10-18T01:12:06.831+08:002012-10-18T01:12:06.831+08:00At first glance, this seems such a simple and acce...At first glance, this seems such a simple and accessible story and yet there is a lot of detail there. <br /><br />Even the title is revealing, at least once you read the story, because clearly Lily Daw is no lady, whereas the other three women certainly are. (I wonder, will she be considered a lady after the end of the story?) Three Ladies AND Lily.<br /><br />And there simple sentences that seem to reverberate with more meaning. Like this, about Lily: "She had a purse and a Bible and a warm cake in a box, all in her lap." (It *seems* as though she has all the trappings of being a lady, but no....)<br /><br />I enjoyed the descriptions (of the unpainted house that leans, for instance) and the dialogue, but most of all I was amazed at how distinct those three women become, over only a few pages. And what I think has the most scope for discussion is the ending (but I won't give anything away). How lonely it all must be for Lily, even when surrounded by so many people.<br /><br />I wasn't planning to post on each story myself, but I can already see that I'll be adding great gobs to your comment section otherwise, so I might have to rethink. Awfully glad to be trying these stories though!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-23587513805718199582012-10-15T09:21:04.437+08:002012-10-15T09:21:04.437+08:00Buried in Print. My edition has 41 stories also s...Buried in Print. My edition has 41 stories also so we have same one. Hope you can read along. I will step up my very neglected Munro reading. Lots of her stories can bye read online, ok maybe lots is a stretch but a good number. Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-65708984581524520742012-10-15T02:51:18.703+08:002012-10-15T02:51:18.703+08:00My edition includes a 1980 preface from EW that sa...My edition includes a 1980 preface from EW that says it includes all her published stories to date and two unpublished stories. There are 41. So my hunch is that she continued to publish and I could fill the gap by collecting the later volumes (must be two?) when the time comes. And, yes, the first is the first as it appears in your collection, too, so that will be my first stop; I'm looking forward to them!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-66227069703162818222012-10-11T12:12:37.853+08:002012-10-11T12:12:37.853+08:00Buried in Print. It would be great for us to read ...Buried in Print. It would be great for us to read these together. I will read all and post on a few. The edition I have, an e book, the cover is in my sidebar, has 65 storiesMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-22246195880216667202012-10-11T08:29:48.850+08:002012-10-11T08:29:48.850+08:00What a fantastic project, and I'm seriously te...What a fantastic project, and I'm seriously tempted to join you. Especially as it would make a fascinating accompaniment to my read-through of Munro stories. (They are often discussed in company.) <br /><br />I think I have a copy of her collected stories here; I'll lay hands on it and see if it starts with the story that you've begun with (I don't understand collections, even when one thinks there are complete, different editions' contents may vary).Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-7587763182986725482012-09-20T14:30:57.299+08:002012-09-20T14:30:57.299+08:00Caroline. Yes that is a great story
Suko. Thank...Caroline. Yes that is a great story<br /><br />Suko. Thanks as always for your comments<br /><br />Dwight. I wish I could watch the Parades End Bbc program!Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-557101623480920042012-09-19T05:59:28.310+08:002012-09-19T05:59:28.310+08:00You're in for something special. Welty has lon...You're in for something special. Welty has long been one of my favorite writers. Looks like I need to revisit her soon...thanks!Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-66242165240528861982012-09-18T23:35:17.941+08:002012-09-18T23:35:17.941+08:00This sounds like a short story not to be missed! This sounds like a short story not to be missed! Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-48458592120442629052012-09-18T20:30:05.870+08:002012-09-18T20:30:05.870+08:00I have read Why I Live at the P.O. and was very im...I have read Why I Live at the P.O. and was very impressed by it. I was planning on reading one of her novels next. I'm sure she is a fine novelist as well.Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com