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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“ When , lo — the poor soul was struck down with fever . And it was death at last with whom she made her flitting . ” “ Oh , Mem — what a shame ! to have made us laugh like that at the poor thing — we feel so ill - used .
“ When , lo — the poor soul was struck down with fever . And it was death at last with whom she made her flitting . ” “ Oh , Mem — what a shame ! to have made us laugh like that at the poor thing — we feel so ill - used .
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When have the poor , even the unfortunate blacks , driven from their abodes in winter cold and snow , appealed to me that they did not receive food and shelter ? When has the voice of distress , from high or low , ever reached my ears ...
When have the poor , even the unfortunate blacks , driven from their abodes in winter cold and snow , appealed to me that they did not receive food and shelter ? When has the voice of distress , from high or low , ever reached my ears ...
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And often and again I heard them say , “ Poor fellows ! poor boy , poor boy ! " By this time the boat's yawl was manned and away , to search for the missing . Now a faint call was heard , off to the left . The yawl had disappeared in ...
And often and again I heard them say , “ Poor fellows ! poor boy , poor boy ! " By this time the boat's yawl was manned and away , to search for the missing . Now a faint call was heard , off to the left . The yawl had disappeared in ...
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