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- ↑ O'Connor, Flannery (1955). A Good Man is Hard to Find & Other Stories . New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-15-636465-2.
- ↑ Flannery O'Connor: an introduction (Univ. Press of Mississippi, 1991), pg. 173-183
- ↑ Smith, David (8 May 2024). "'Acid humour was a big part': the life and legacy of Flannery O'Connor". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 May 2024.