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Nineteenth-century Southern Gothic short fiction : haunted by the dark /

Twelve uncanny tales of the race-haunted nineteenth-century South, by authors both celebrated and obscure, are presented along with background readings, themselves often chilling, placing the tales in a historical context.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores:	Crow, Charles L. (Editor ), Castillo, Susan P., 1948- (Editor )
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, [2020]
Colección:	Anthem studies in gothic literature
Temas:	1800-1899 Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American > Southern States > 19th century. Short stories, American > Southern States > 19th century. Nouvelles américaines > États-Unis (Sud) > 19e siècle. LITERARY COLLECTIONS > American > General. Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American Short stories, American Southern States
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

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Cover
Front Matter
Half-title
Series information
Title page
Copyright information
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapters Intro-23
Introduction
I The Tales
Chapter One Victor Séjour, "The Mulatto" (1837, new English translation by Susan Castillo Street)
The Mulatto
I
II
III
IV
V
Chapter Two Edgar Allan Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Chapter Three Edgar Allan Poe, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (1844)
The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Chapter Four Henry Clay Lewis, "A Struggle for Life" (1850)
A Struggle for Life
Chapter Five George Washington Cable, "Belles Demoiselles Plantation" (1879)
Belles Demoiselles Plantation
Chapter Six Lafcadio Hearn, "The Ghostly Kiss" (1880)
The Ghostly Kiss
Chapter Seven Thomas Nelson Page, "No Haid Pawn" (1887)
No Haid Pawn
Chapter Eight Charles Chesnutt, "Po' Sandy" (1888)
Po' Sandy
Chapter Nine Grace King, "The Little Convent Girl" (1893)
The Little Convent Girl
Chapter Ten E. Levi Brown, "At the Hermitage" (1893)
At the Hermitage
Chapter Eleven Kate Chopin, "Désirée's Baby'' (1893)
Désirée's Baby
Chapter Twelve M. E. M. Davis, "At La Glorieuse" (1897)
At La Glorieuse
II Background
Chapter Thirteen J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, from Letters from an American Farmer: Letter IX (1782)
Letter IX
Description of Charles-Town
Thoughts on Slavery
on Physical Evil
a Melancholy Scene
Chapter Fourteen Thomas Jefferson, from Notes on the State of Virginia: Query XVIII (1785)
Query XVIII
Chapter Fifteen Jean- Jacques Dessalines, "Liberty or Death: Proclamation, 28 April 1804"
Liberty or Death Proclamation
Chapter Sixteen Charles Brockden Brown, "On the Consequences of Abolishing the Slave Trade to the West Indian Colonies" (1805)
On the Consequences of Abolishing the Slave Trade to the West Indian Colonies
Chapter Seventeen Leonora Sansay, from Secret History
or, The Horrors of St. Domingo: Letter II, Letter XXI (1808)
Letter II
Letter XXI
Chapter Eighteen Thomas Ruffin Gray, from "The Confessions of Nat Turner" (1831)
"The Confessions of Nat Turner"
Chapter Nineteen Lafcadio Hearn, "St. Johns Eve- Voudouism" (1875)
St. John's Eve-Voudouism (1875)
Chapter Twenty George Washington Cable, from "Salome Müller: The White Slave" (from Strange True Stories of Louisiana, 1890)
Salome Müller, the White Slave (1818-45)
I. Salome and Her Kindred
IV. Sold into Bondage
V. The Lost Orphans
VI. Christian Roselius
VII. Miller versus Belmonte
VIII. The Trial
IX. The Evidence
X. The Crowning Proof
XI. Judgment
XII. Before the Supreme Court
Chapter Twenty-One George Washington Cable, from "The Haunted House in Royal Street" (from Strange True Stories of Louisiana, 1890)
The "Haunted House" in Royal Street

Nineteenth-century Southern Gothic short fiction : haunted by the dark /

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