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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... side wid de hounds right rank after him . Dat sort o ' set him back , ' cause by rights de fox ought to ' a double an ' come back dis side ; he kyarn git out dat way , an ' two or three gent ' mens dee had see it too , an ' wuz jes ...
... side wid de hounds right rank after him . Dat sort o ' set him back , ' cause by rights de fox ought to ' a double an ' come back dis side ; he kyarn git out dat way , an ' two or three gent ' mens dee had see it too , an ' wuz jes ...
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... side , it would be marked thus- " S . " A piece for the larboard side forward would be marked thus — “ L . F. " When a piece was for starboard side forward , it would be marked thus— " S. F. " For larboard aft , it would be marked thus ...
... side , it would be marked thus- " S . " A piece for the larboard side forward would be marked thus — “ L . F. " When a piece was for starboard side forward , it would be marked thus— " S. F. " For larboard aft , it would be marked thus ...
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... sides of this frame , not so closely , however , as to prevent the water circulating freely through it . A door is fitted into the fourth side , in such manner that it will slide easily up and down in the groves cut in the two posts . A ...
... sides of this frame , not so closely , however , as to prevent the water circulating freely through it . A door is fitted into the fourth side , in such manner that it will slide easily up and down in the groves cut in the two posts . A ...
Contents
A Plantation Echo | 106 |
The Edisto Raftsman | 122 |
Selections from Slave Narratives and Diaries | 131 |
Copyright | |
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