Description: Conflict, exoticism, sensuality, eccentricity, and the sheer differences of the American South pervade this anthology, focusing on the nineteenth-century tradition of southern local color. Thirty-one stories, spanning the 1870s through the early 1900s, represent some of the best southern fiction of the great flowering of local color writing.
Brief description: GEORGE WASHINGTON CABLE was born in New Orleans in 1844. Often considered the South's first modern writer, he wrote many books, including Old Creole Days; Dr. Sevier; John Marsh, Southerner; Bonaventure; and The Cavalier.
Review Quotes:
During the late 19th century a movement arose in American writing that tapped into regional differences in culture and, especially, dialects. . . . The book traces the fascinating evolution of this genre. . . . Taken in the context of the era in which they were written, these stories are remarkable. Students of Southern writing and culture will find this book informative and entertaining.
--Louisiana Advocate