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Red Curls and Bobbed Hair

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Genres
HumorWestern

Introduction

Red Curls and Bobbed Hair is a humorous domestic story centered on family and generational friction, using the contrast between traditional expectations and changing fashions and attitudes as the basis for its comedy.

Textual states

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Draft 1Red Curls and Bobbed Hair — Draft 1
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Characters in this Work

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Edith Burtongirl whose bobbed hair Mildred cites1 textual stateFrank Allisoneldest son of the Allison family; Steve’s brother1 textual stateHelen AllisonSteve Allison’s older sister1 textual stateJackMildred Allison’s planned escort to the Van Dorn ball1 textual stateMarion AllisonSteve Allison’s sister1 textual stateMildred Allisonyoungest daughter of the Allison family; Steve’s sister1 textual stateMr. Allisonfather in the Allison family1 textual stateMrs. Allisonmother in the Allison family1 textual stateMrs. Dupaisebeauty-shop woman who sells Mildred a wig1 textual stateStephen Angus AllisonSteve Allison / the Sonora Kid1 textual state

Publication appearances

The Sonora KidCryptic PublicationsJune 1988↗Коготь дракона (Kogot drakona) ( Claw of the Dragon ) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1999↗The Early Adventures of El BorakREH Foundation PressMarch 2010↗Western TalesREH Foundation PressDecember 2013↗Долг стрелка (Dolg strelka) (Gunman's Debt) Covers and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy. February 2020 November 2021Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West) T8 Rugram (See notes)February 2020 November 2021↗Брат бури (Brat buri) (Brother of the Storm) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy.Подсолнухи (Sunflowers)2021↗Francis Xavier Gordon, El Borak Volume 3Providence PressMarch 2023↗The Early Adventures of El BorakREH Foundation PressSeptember 2024↗Western TalesREH Foundation PressJanuary 31, 2025↗