Jesse Stuart 's first five collections of short stories (1936-1958), along with his other continuing literary production, set the pattern for his imaginary world with its distinctively real dimension, while he steadily worked out his vision and...

Jesse Hilton Stuart is a regional writer in that most of his works are set in Greenup County of northeastern Kentucky in the Appalachian Mountains. He is the poet laureate of Kentucky. His audience is not regional, however, for his works are popular...

In a career of more than half a century Jesse Stuart produced nearly sixty books. He is still being read, in English or in translation, in England, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, France, Poland,...

Byline: Jack Hicks, columnist and political writer for The Kentucky Post Jesse Stuart inspired Carl and Mabelle Leming of Ft. Mitchell in their time of need. Now they are on a crusade to perpetuate his work. Stuart, celebrated for his...

Torchin, Wachtel form joint venture NEW YORK - Fashionwise product development and strong values are the twin engines Larry Torchin and Jesse Wachtel are implementing to power their new fashion footwear joint venture, M&W Larry Stuart Ltd. By sharing backroom operations,...

In the following excerpt, Blair provides a thematic and stylistic analysis of Stuart's short stories.

In the following excerpt, Clark examines the role of religion in Stuart's short fiction.

In the following essay, Clarke explores Stuart's use of folklore in his short stories, contending that, like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman, Stuart provides an original, authentic voice to American literature.