A Worn Path Resources

Websites

All About That Eudora Welty

The Eudora Welty Foundation has all you ever wanted to know about Ms. Welty's life, career, writing, photography, and family and friends.

"A Worn Path"

Here's a link to the text of the story. It was originally published in the print magazine version of The Atlantic—you know, because they didn't have the Internet in the 1940s.

Quotable Eudora Welty

Looking for a good quote to post on your social media of choice? Why not check out some of Welty's?

Research Extravaganza

Should you ever need to do a research paper on "A Worn Path," this website has a wealth of links to credible sources about Welty and the story.

Articles and Interviews

The New York Times Obituary of Eudora Welty

The NYT is famous for their insightful obituaries. This one on Welty is full of interesting details about her work, inspiration, and biographical details of her life.

An Interview with the Paris Review

The Paris Review is well-esteemed for their chats with literary bigwigs, and their chat with Welty doesn't disappoint. If you're intrigued by her craft, there's loads for you here.

Audio

Sweet Dreams

If you long for those days when people read stories aloud to you before bed, here's your chance to indulge in some nostalgia and listen to the full text.

Images

Eudora Welty Circa 1941

This is what Eudora Welty looked like around the time she wrote and published "A Worn Path."

The Natchez Trace

The Natchez Trace has been so frequently traveled throughout history that parts of it are actually sunken.

A Photo of Phoenix

Okay, this isn't Phoenix, but this photograph by Welty often pops up on websites about "A Worn Path" because people seem to think that this woman captures what Welty had in mind for Phoenix.