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Tracy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst  \nThe Collected Works of  \nLangston Hughes  \nVolume 7  \nThe Early Simple Stories  \nEdited with an Introduction by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper  \nUniversity of Missouri Press Columbia and London  \nCopyright © 2002 by Ramona Bass and Arnold Rampersad, Administrators of the Estate of Langston Hughes  \nIntroduction copyright © 2002 by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper Chronology copyright © 2001 by Arnold Rampersad University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65201  \nPrinted and bound in the United States of America All rights reserved  \n5 4 3 2 1 06 05 04 03 02  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nHughes, Langston, 1902–1967 [Works. 2001]  \nThe collected works of Langston Hughes / edited with an introduction by  \nDonna Akiba Sullivan Harper [p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.  \nISBN 0–8262-1370–7 (v. 7 : alk. paper)  \n1 . African Americans—Literary collections. I. Harper, Donna Akiba Sullivan.  \nII. Title.  \nPS3515 .U274 2001  \n818 ' . 5209—dc21 00066601  \n􀀁 ™This paper meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39 .48, 1984.  \nDesigner: Kristie Lee  \nTypesetter: Bookcomp, Inc.  \nPrinter and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc.  \nTypefaces: Galliard, Optima  \nContents  \nAcknowledgments ix Chronology xi Introduction 1  \nA Note on the Text 9  \nSimple Speaks His Mind (1950) 11 Simple Takes a Wife (1953) 171  \nNotes 381  \nIndex of Titles 382  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nAcknowledgments  \nThe University of Missouri Press is grateful for assistance from the following individuals and institutions in locating and making available copies of the original editions used in the preparation of this edition: Anne Barker and June DeWeese, Ellis Library, University of Missouri– Columbia; Teresa Gipson, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri–Kansas City; Ruth Carruth and Patricia C. Willis, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University; Ann Pathega, Washington University.  \nThe Collected Works would not have been possible without the support and assistance of Patricia Powell, Chris Byrne, and Wendy Schmalz of Harold Ober Associates, representing the estate of Langston Hughes, and of Arnold Rampersad and Ramona Bass, co-executors ofthe estate of Langston Hughes.  \nAkiba Harper thanks God, whose grace enables her to do whatever she has accomplished.  \nThe University of Missouri Press offers its grateful acknowledgment to Eugene Davidson for his generous assistance in the publication of this volume of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes.","cbCaigl1ixFiJAzV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigl1ixFiJAzV","pdf",3456910,401,"English","# Contents\n## Acknowledgments\n## Chronology\n## Introduction\n## A Note on the Text\n## Simple Speaks His Mind (1950)\n## Simple Takes a Wife (1953)\n## Notes\n## Index of Titles","[{\"question\":\"What is included in Volume 7 of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes?\",\"answer\":\"Volume 7, titled The Early Simple Stories, presents early short stories, including “Simple Speaks His Mind” (1950) and “Simple Takes a Wife” (1953), along with supporting sections such as notes and an index of titles.\"},{\"question\":\"Who edited this volume and who wrote the introduction?\",\"answer\":\"Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper is listed as editor and as the author of the introduction.\"},{\"question\":\"What supplementary materials appear in the volume besides the main stories?\",\"answer\":\"The volume includes acknowledgments, chronology, a note on the text, notes, and an index of titles.\"}]","The Collected Works of Langston Hughes - Volume 7 - The Early Simple Stories | PDF",1789986855,618]