The time is 1905, and the principal character in the story is a Winton Flyer, one of the first automobiles ever seen in Yoknapatawpha County ... by his escapade. “Live with it,” Grandfather ...

Up to a point he is both likeable and credible—a Yoknapatawpha County Sherlock Holmes—but ... shaved wax doll”), or an insight into rural character. But except for Tomorrow, an effective ...