Rowan Oak_016
William Faulkner's Oxford, Mississippi home from 1930 until his death in 1962. The reclusive Faulkner named the property "Rowan Oak". after a Scottish legend that placing a cross of the mythical "rowan" tree would ward off evil spirits and grant the owner a refuge from the world. Most of Faulkner's novels were written at Rowan Oak.
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Rowan Oak_016
William Faulkner's Oxford, Mississippi home from 1930 until his death in 1962. The reclusive Faulkner named the property "Rowan Oak". after a Scottish legend that placing a cross of the mythical "rowan" tree would ward off evil spirits and grant the owner a refuge from the world. Most of Faulkner's novels were written at Rowan Oak.
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Uploaded on April 7, 2010
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