Sanctuary by William Faulkner. Short summary

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A bootlegger is falsely accused of a violent crime and a mob lynches him. The real culprit escapes, but he too is accused of someone else’s crime and executed.

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Lawyer Benbow finds himself in the home of illegal liquor dealer Goodwin Lee. Here he meets Tommy the goofball, Lee’s roommate and a gangster nicknamed Lupo-eye.

After a while, a young man and a student, Temple, come to Goodwin for moonshine. The boy gets drunk and stays the night with the girl. In the morning, he leaves Temple at Lee’s house.

Ruby hides her in the barn, but the girl is found by Loopy-eyed. He kills Tommy, who tries to stand up for Temple, then rapes her with a corncob. Then he takes her to another town and hides her.

Goodwin is accused of killing the fool. Benbow becomes his lawyer.

He finds Temple, but she blames Lee for everything, fearing Lupus. Goodwin is found guilty. The crowd holds a lynching, then burns Lee’s body.

Temple is taken by her father and taken to France. Lupo-eyed is accused of a murder he did not commit, then executed.