A New Reader of the Old South: Major Stories, Tales, Slave Narratives, Diaries, Travelogues, Poetry and Songs, 1820-1920The literary Canon of the old South is redefined in this remarkable companion to the highly acclaimed A Modern Southern Reader. The literary canon of the old South is redefined in this remarkable companion to the highly acclaimed A Modern Southern Reader. Editors Ben Forkner and Patrick Samway, S. J. have selected from the most original and lasting works of nineteenth-century Southern writing (1820-1920) to reflect the full range of the Southern experience. The thorough introduction illuminates the individual pieces, providing insight into the culture of the Old South, from which rose a new generation of prominent, American writers. Features the work of Kate Chopin, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ellen Glasgow, Henry Grady, Joel Chandler Harris, Thomas Jefferson, James Weldon Johnson, Sidney Lanier, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, and many others. |
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If she saw me now , she would give me credit for some pretty hearty crying as well as laughing . It was a mortifying thing to hear of oneself , all the same . Mr. Preston came in and announced that Mr. Chesnut was in town .
If she saw me now , she would give me credit for some pretty hearty crying as well as laughing . It was a mortifying thing to hear of oneself , all the same . Mr. Preston came in and announced that Mr. Chesnut was in town .
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If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time , I was sure to be suspected of having a book , and was at once called to give an account of myself . All this , however , was too late . The first step had been taken .
If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time , I was sure to be suspected of having a book , and was at once called to give an account of myself . All this , however , was too late . The first step had been taken .
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Of course the coloured people were glad to give anything that they could spare , but I want to add that Miss Davidson did not apply to a single white family , so far as I now remember , that failed to donate something ; and in many ways ...
Of course the coloured people were glad to give anything that they could spare , but I want to add that Miss Davidson did not apply to a single white family , so far as I now remember , that failed to donate something ; and in many ways ...
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| Վերնագիր | A New Reader of the Old South: Major Stories, Tales, Slave Narratives, Diaries, Travelogues, Poetry and Songs, 1820-1920 |
| Editors | Ben Forkner, Patrick H. Samway |
| Հրատարակիչ | Peachtree Publishers, 1991 |
| Original from | Միչիգանի համալսարան |
| Digitized | 29 Փետրվար 2008 |
| ISBN | 1561450200, 9781561450206 |
| Length | 644 էջ |
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