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The Hamlet

Author	William Faulkner
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Snopes trilogy
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1940
Media type	Print (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages	421 pp
ISBN	0-394-70139-9
Preceded by	The Wild Palms
Followed by	Go Down, Moses

The Hamlet is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1940, about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Snopes trilogy is a series of three novels written by William Faulkner regarding the Snopes family in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. If I Forget Thee Jerusalem is a novel by the American author William Faulkner published in 1939 Go Down Moses is an episodic novel by American author William Faulkner, consisting of seven short stories The United States of America —commonly referred to as the William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States

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The Hamlet is the first of the "Snopes" trilogy, completed by the The Town (1957), and The Mansion (1959). The Town is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1957 about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. The Mansion is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, written in 1959

The novel follows the exploits of the Snopes family, beginning with Ab Snopes, who is introduced more fully in Faulkner's "The Unvanquished". Most of the book centers around Frenchman's Bend, into which the heirs of Ab and his family have migrated from parts unknown. In the beginning of the book Ab, his wife, daughter, and son Flem settle down as tenant farmers beholden to the powerful Varner family.

As the book progresses, the Snopes move from being poor outcasts to a very controversial, if not dangerous element in the life of the town. Faulkner uses the eccentricities of the Snopes to great comic effect, most notably in his description of Ike Snopes and his carnal inclinations towards livestock.

A section towards the end of this book, detailing Flem's return from Texas and the auction of several horses, has also been published as the short story "Spotted Horses"

Preceded by The Unvanquished	Novels set in Yoknapatawpha County	Succeeded by Go Down, Moses

The Town is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1957 about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. The Mansion is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, written in 1959 The Unvanquished is a Novel by the American author William Faulkner, set in Yoknapatawpha County. Yoknapatawpha County is a fictional county created by American author William Faulkner as a setting for many of his novels Go Down Moses is an episodic novel by American author William Faulkner, consisting of seven short stories

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