"The Good Corn."
A tale of a childless farming couple, the wife's emotional breakdown at the death of a calf, the husband's weakness in sleeping with a hired girl, and their loving reconciliation as they adopt her baby. In Argosy (October 1955), The Daffodil Sky (1955), Seven by Five/The Best of H.E. Bates (1963), The Good Corn and Other Stories (1974).
Online Full Text at Hathi Trust Digital Library.
ID:
b221
Title:
"The Good Corn."
Genre:
Story
Page Count:
17
Word Count:
ca. 4700
Publisher:
Argosy
Year of Publication:
1955
Topic:
Adultery
Marriage
Rural Living
Document Type:
Full-text Online