the bear

     

Faulkner wrote short and long versions of this story about hunting an enormous animal called "Old Ben"

Trivia about the bear

  • Old Ben, not Gentle Ben, is the title character in this William Faulkner novelette
  • I picked up this Faulkner work hoping the title referred to Rex Grossman, but it was about Old Ben
  • Old Ben is this title character of a Faulkner novelette