Old Judge Priest

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Old Judge Priest is a series of humorous short stories by Irvin S. Cobb centered on a folksy, benevolent judge in a small Kentucky town in the American South.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
short story collection
author Irvin S. Cobb NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Southern customs and manners
folksy small-town culture
featuresCharacter Judge William Pittman Priest NERFINISHED
genre humorous fiction
regional fiction
short stories
hasForm series of short stories
hasTheme community life
everyday justice
human nature observed through local cases
influencedBy Southern oral storytelling tradition
language English
literaryPeriod early 20th century American literature
mainCharacter Judge William Pittman Priest NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus life in a small Southern town
partOf Judge Priest stories
protagonistOccupation county judge
protagonistRole benevolent judge
protagonistTrait folksy wisdom
kindness
settingLocation Kentucky NERFINISHED
settingRegion American South NERFINISHED
settingState Kentucky NERFINISHED
settingType small town
tone humorous
nostalgic

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Irvin S. Cobb notableWork Old Judge Priest
The Sun Shines Bright (1953 film) narrativeFocus Old Judge Priest
this entity surface form: Judge Priest