LOST BOY: NOVELLA

Thomas Wolfe's "The Lost Boy" is a captivating and poignant retelling of an epis
ode from Wolfe's childhood. The story of Wolfe's brother Grover and his trip to
the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair is told from four perspectives, each articulatin
g the sentiments of a different family member. "The Lost Boy" also captures beau
tifully the experiences of growing up at the turn of the century and the exhilar
ation and loss of childhood. For this illustrated edition, James Clark unearthed
Wolfe's original manuscript, which was first published in the 1930s in a heavil
y abridged form.