![]() ![]() He remained friendly with O'Connor until her death, and is occasionally cited in biographical sources. Allen, who attended Emory University, became a lifelong banker and a prominent Milledgeville business man. When she moved back to Georgia in 1950, O'Connor helped to edit some of Allen's mystery stories, none of which appear to have been published. Both were aspiring writers, and had been friendly enough as classmates at Peabody High School that they once went on a double date (O'Connor's date was Dick Allen, Reynolds's cousin). On May 14,1942,almost exactlya decade prior to the book's publication, Reynolds Allen beat Flannery O'Connor out for the top prize in a statewide essay writing contest, receiving a full four-year scholarship to any Georgia college of his choosing O'Connor won second place and was awarded $10. Presentation copy to Reynolds and Jean Allen, dated May 1952. Yellow boards, with a 3/4 inch chip at top of spine,otherwise very good, without dust jacket. ![]()
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