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Uncle Wiggily In Connecticut
"Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, which appears in his collection '' Nine Stories''. It was originally published in the March 20, 1948 issue of '' The New Yorker''. The main character, Eloise, struggles to come to terms with the life she has created for herself with her husband Lew. Her true love is the late Walt, who died during his service in the army. The story's title refers to an event recalled by Eloise in which she and Walt were running to catch a bus, and she sprained her ankle. Walt then said, referring to her ankle in good humor, "Poor Uncle Wiggily...". The 1949 film '' My Foolish Heart'', based on this story, remains the only authorized adaptation of Salinger's writings into film. Except for a framing story, the picture bears little resemblance to the original. Although Walt's surname and background are not discussed in the story, Salinger would later reveal that Walt is a member of the Glass family and brother of Seymour Glass, the ...
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Nine Stories (Salinger)
''Nine Stories'' (1953) is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger published in April 1953. It includes two of his most famous short stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor". (''Nine Stories'' is the U.S. title; the book is published in many other countries as ''For Esmé - with Love and Squalor, and Other Stories''). The stories are: *"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" *"Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" *"Just Before the War with the Eskimos" *" The Laughing Man" *"Down at the Dinghy" *"For Esmé – with Love and Squalor" *"Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes" *"De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, first published in the May 1952 edition of ''World Review'' (London). Declined by ''The New Yorker'' on November 14, 1951, the piece was judged too short to contain the complex r ..." *" Teddy" External linksA summary of the Nine Stories 1953 short story ...
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