In setting out to gather the town's daily news, George Willard, reporter for the Winesburg Eagle, ends ups discovering the town's deepest secrets as the townsfolk confide their hopes, dreams, and fears.

Presents literary criticism on the works of twentieth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, interviews, radio and television transcripts, pamphlets, and scholarly papers.