Short Summary of Winesburg, Ohio "Prologue: "The Book of the Grotesque" An old writer hired a carpenter to raise his bed level with the windows. The carpenter wept telling the old writer about his brother's death. Lying in bed, the old writer's thoughts of dying made him more alive. He dreamt of versions of people he had known and wrote a book entitled "The Book of the Grotesque." He wrote that the world had been …showed first 75 words of 2510 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2510 total…times and then returned to town. At the station, several townsfolk waited to shake his hand. When the train arrived, George quickly jumped on. Helen White ran up but George did not see her. When George was sure no one was looking, he counted his money. George was surprised the train had not yet left. His mind turned to trivial matters. He had a passion for dreams. When he looked up next, Winesburg was gone.