Never Been Rich

Known for his sometimes-gritty naturalism and use of Appalachian dialect, Harry Harrison Kroll (1888-1967) was a remarkably prolific Tennessee novelist and short-story writer during the middle decades of the twentieth century. This explores not merely the linguistic and thematic aspects of Kroll's work but also its broad economic and social contexts, including the idea that literature is both an art form and a marketable product in an extensive industry.