Title: The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II
Subjects: civilization, tradition, change, death, short stories, allegory, nonlinear narrative, gentleman's agreements, recluses, Mentally ill women, Fiction, African Americans, husband and wife, race relations, History, Classic Literature, Juvenile audience, civil war, hanging, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, Union
Places: United States, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge
People: Peyton Farquhar, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Colonel Sartoris, Quentin Compson, Nancy, Caddy, Jason, Dilsey, Jesus, Mrs. Compson, Mr. Stovall, Jailer, Mr. Lovelady
Time periods: Antebellum era, 1861-65