Heart of the South Stag And that is precisely what

And that is precisely what almost happened

was a writer’s writer

it waits in ambush for prey nearly one-third its own body length

Leave your mark on the world

Once you start carrying these handy little cloth squares you’ll understand why

Heart of the South Stag And that is precisely whatHeart of the South, by Archibald Rutledge. Columbia, SC: The State, 1924. ix, 391 pages. Hardbound. Fine copy that is exceptionally crisp and clean for a book almost a century old. Gilt on spine and front bright and fully present. Signed on title page by Rutledge. A collection of 30 of Rutledges early stories including a number of really fine pieces such as Poinsettia and Sparkplug and The Kings of Curlew Island. First (and to my knowledge only)