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Language
English
Abstract
The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb, an autographed copy by the author to the donor which includes sketch drawings and
comments by the author. He states that his inspiration for this novel was the Quiet Dell murders of Harry Powers and his own
youth spent in Marshall and Harrison Counties, WV. Grubb admits to basing the character of Rachel on a person he knew when
young who "was more beautiful than my poor powers can portray."
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Davis Grubb, The Night of the Hunter (Annotated Copy), A&M 0252, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.