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Witt, Robert Wayne was born on March 26, 1937 in Scottsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Aubrey G. Witt and Nina Loyce (Cook) Jackson.
(Approaching New Bethel is set in a fictional town in Kent...)
Approaching New Bethel is set in a fictional town in Kentucky and narrates the story of Linda, a bright young Kentuckian who is stifled by the middle-class genteelism and small-town conventions that surround her. Linda is continually defeated by the people who are “trying to do the best thing for her” until she tragically takes her own life. The novel opens with Linda’s suicide, but flashback scenes portray different episodes in Linda’s life that move her toward her suicide while scenes in the present reveal the effect of her death on those close to her.
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John Witt was born circa 1645 in Herefordshire, England. Thirteen generations of this ancient Virginia family are set forth here in an easily readable style. Information consists of birth, death, spouse, children and other additional material that was dis
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BREAKFAST AT NOON portrays life backstage at an outdoor drama company during a summer production. This summer is far from routine, though, as one of the cast members is murdered, and it seems that another of the members must be the murderer. In the nervous atmosphere the usual intrigues and liaisons among the cast members become evermore strained, including a triangular relationship involving a writer, a young friend, and a woman.
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The Isle of Wight Cooks traces this Cook family from the known origins in Bristol, England, through seventeen generations who settled primarily in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The birth record of the son of the immigrant was discovered in a Parish Register in Bristol, dispelling the myth that he was born at sea. Birth, death, marriage, and other pertinent information (when known) is included. The information is presented in a very readable text with an every-name index. Robert W. Witt, a member of the English faculty at Eastern Kentucky University, has previously published Descendants of John Witt, the Virginia Immigrant, a history of this ancient Virginia family from the beginnings in America to the twentieth century, as well as numerous scholarly books and articles.
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"Paul Stuart arrives at an outdoor theater in the mountains of Tennessee for his summer job. He renews his friendship with Charles Crowder and Linda Thompson, associates from previous summers. He also meets Mike Chandler, a new boy to whom Paul is obviously attracted. The next morning as the four are seated together in the cafeteria, they notice a girl rush in to talk with the director. She is agitated and seems quite worried. Howard, the director, shows concern. Later at the company meeting Howard announces that Lisa, one of the female dancers, has disappeared. Jeff Keene, a new boy, was the last to see her. He walked to the theater with her last night but left her there alone at her request. Paul invites Mike, Linda, and Charles to his apartment that night for a drink. At Paul´s apartment Charles reports that the police have found some shoes in the woods near the dorm. The four talk about Lisa´s disappearance. It is possible that she has been murdered, but Paul thinks no one in the company would do such a thing. Linda, though, thinks that Tom Sneed, the new dorm manager, seems creepy enough. Paul and Mike begin to form a close friendship, but Paul resists the urge to seduce Mike. The next day at rehearsal Charles reports that some campers have found the nude body of a girl who fits the description of Lisa. She has been raped and strangled. Jeff is the only suspect. Paul begins to be jealous of Mike and Linda. Linda, though, doesn´t notice. She is concerned about what she thinks is a ghost--a man who suddenly appears at the edge of the woods and then vanishes. Charles believes that everyone is nervous because of the murder and so they´ve revived the traditional rumors about the ghost. Charles urges Paul to seduce Mike, but Paul thinks that a spiritual relationship is best. His jealousy of Linda, however, grows. Charles turns the conversation to the murder. He has begun to doubt Jeff´s story. Paul still thinks Jeff is innocent. Later Charles rushes to Paul´s apartment with the latest news--Lisa´s clothes have been found in Jeff´s car. Even Charles agrees, though, that the clothes must have been planted. Surely Jeff isn´t that stupid. Mike is spending more time with Linda, and Paul is convinced that they are having an affair. Later as Paul sits at a table with Jeff and his girlfriend, Jeff desperately asserts his innocence, but Paul suddenly realizes that he is lying about something. Pandemonium breaks out after Howard discovers that one of the cast members has been having sexual relations with one of the young local boys, but this incident eventually leads to the identity of the murderer and the reconcilation of Paul, Linda, and Mike. "
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Witt, Robert Wayne was born on March 26, 1937 in Scottsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Aubrey G. Witt and Nina Loyce (Cook) Jackson.
Bachelor, Georgetown College, 1959. Master of Arts, University Mississippi, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Mississippi, 1970.
Instructor, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1965-1970; assistant professor, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, 1970-1975; associate professor, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, 1975-1980; professor, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, since 1980.
(Approaching New Bethel is set in a fictional town in Kent...)
(The Isle of Wight Cooks traces this Cook family from the ...)
(This is a textbook specifically designed to make students...)
(BREAKFAST AT NOON portrays life backstage at an outdoor d...)
("Paul Stuart arrives at an outdoor theater in the mountai...)
(John Witt was born circa 1645 in Herefordshire, England. ...)
Member Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Modern Language, Dramatists Guild, Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors.
