A New Reader of the Old South: Major Stories, Tales, Slave Narratives, Diaries, Travelogues, Poetry and Songs, 1820-1920Ben Forkner, Patrick H. Samway The 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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Page 108
... night when Mr. Darker got up he meck sich a fine speech ev'ybody wuz s'prised ; an ' some on ' em say Mr. Darker done beat Marse George . But shuh ! I know better'n dat ; an ' Marse George face look so curious ; but , suh , when he riz ...
... night when Mr. Darker got up he meck sich a fine speech ev'ybody wuz s'prised ; an ' some on ' em say Mr. Darker done beat Marse George . But shuh ! I know better'n dat ; an ' Marse George face look so curious ; but , suh , when he riz ...
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... night , that I gave them the name of " The Plucky Class " -a name which soon grew popular and spread throughout the institution . After a student had been in the night - school long enough to prove what was in him , I gave him a printed ...
... night , that I gave them the name of " The Plucky Class " -a name which soon grew popular and spread throughout the institution . After a student had been in the night - school long enough to prove what was in him , I gave him a printed ...
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... night , we reached the end of the completed railroad , coming up in search for that we had left the previous night . There was another camp and fire of the workmen , and in a little white frame - house we found a company of engineers ...
... night , we reached the end of the completed railroad , coming up in search for that we had left the previous night . There was another camp and fire of the workmen , and in a little white frame - house we found a company of engineers ...
Contents
A Plantation Echo | 106 |
The Edisto Raftsman | 122 |
Selections from Slave Narratives and Diaries | 131 |
Copyright | |
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