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A Window to the Past through Edna Ferber’s One Basket Stories

For anyone interested in a set of witty, well-written short stories from the beginning of the 20th century, Edna Ferber is definitely one prolific writer who should come to mind. Although her One Basket stories are not her most famous work – especially since Ms. Ferber did win the Pulitzer prize – these cute and funny tales that describe anything from WW2 to life in the lower and middle classes during the late 19th century and even one story written about an ex-prostitute in 1913 (an extremely delicate and controversial topic at the time).

While some might consider Ms. Ferber’s stories to be dated today, they are actually quite enjoyable, and many people have found they can relate to them even in this day and age.

Whether you find the author’s bold but droll recurring tales about “plump” individuals, maids, widowers and all types of other people that you might have difficulty even imagining seeing them in the same room, interesting, or you just want to browse the One Basket stories’ pages for a quick laugh on a Sunday afternoon, there will be plenty of things you can relate to or that you’ll simply find spontaneously hilarious.

What’s really special about One Basket – and Edna Ferber’s works in general – is that she can almost effortlessly bring the few characters alive in her stories in just a couple of pages. One Basket will never fail to captivate you from the very start, and even if you don’t find some of the stories appealing, this collection has virtually everything; so you’re bound to find at least one fascinating window to the past in one of the stories that will resonate with you.

Edna Ferber’s remarkable writings are often likened to a trip back in time, their accurate, funny and blunt depictions of events in the early 20th century being some of the most fascinating narrations of those times that you’ll ever encounter.
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