William Faulkner, considered by many critics to be the most distinguished writer of fiction in America, is well known to many readers through such novels as The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, The Hamlet, A Fable, and The Town.

The three short novels in this volume will be a source of deep reading pleasure to those who encounter them here for the first time. For those who have already read some-or even all-of them, there will surely be the pleasure of renewed acquaintance with these enduringly great stories.