The Wishing Tree (Faulkner book) explained

The Wishing Tree is a 1927 children's book by William Faulkner. The plot is written as a morality tale.

Faulkner wrote this book for Victoria Franklin, daughter of his sweetheart Estelle Oldham (whom he later married).^[1]

Bibliography

• Brodsky, Louis Daniel & Robert W. Hamblin 1985. "A Textual History of Faulkner's 'The Wishing-Tree' and 'The Wishing Tree'." Studies in Bibliography, Volume 38. Fredson Bowers. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 330–74

External links

• Blog with original images from The Wishing Tree
• Review of the book

Notes and References

1. Book: Popova, Maria . 28 Dec 2012 . The Strange Story of William Faulkner's Only Children's Book . Brain pickings .