The Yearling Resources & Further Study

The Yearling For Further Reference

Bellman, Samuel I. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Boston: Twayne, 1974. This biography of Rawlings analyzes and evaluates her work.

Bigelow, Gordon E. Frontier Eden: The Literary Career of Marjorie K. Rawlings. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 1966. Includes a literary critique of Rawlings's work, provides an excellent discussion of her use of dialect, and explains Rawlings's conception of the Florida people.

Commire, Anne. Something about the Author. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale Research, 1977. Contains a biographical sketch of Rawlings.

Van Gelden, Robert. "A Talk With Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings." New York Times Book Review (November 30, 1941): 2. This interview presents some of Rawlings's own comments and ideas about her work.