Strong Hearts

by George Cable, Chance Harvey (Foreword by)

Overview

Down south to Louisiana—to the poetry of the soul.

“With Mr. Cable along to see for you, and describe and explain and illuminate, a jog through that old quarter is a vivid pleasure.”
—Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

George W. Cable creates a vivid portrayal of the South and an insightful look into a person’s soul in this collection of short stories. Entitled “The Solitary,” “The Taxidermist,” and “The Entomologist,” the tales are set in Southern Louisiana and embrace Creole culture. With an unmistakably Southern voice, Cable exposes the heart and soul of the Pelican State. A new foreword by noted Lyle Saxon scholar Chance Harvey provides insight into both the author and the prevailing themes of the time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455619955
Publisher:	Pelican Pub Co Inc
Publication date:	01/20/2015
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

One of the greatest and most celebrated Southern writers of his day, George Washington Cable (1844-1925) helped lead the local-color movement of the late 1800s with his pioneering use of dialect and his skill in the short-story form. After serving in the Confederate army, he began to write for the New Orleans Picayune. Cable has been called the most important Southern artist working in the late-nineteenth century, as well as the first modern Southern writer. A complete listing of his books published by Pelican is available by request.

Chance Harvey was a student at Tulane University when she came across a collection of letters addressed to Lyle Saxon. These letters began a fascination with Saxon that led her to a life-long passion and resulted in Saxon's biography, The Life and Selected Letters of Lyle Saxon, also published by Pelican. Harvey resides in Tylertown, Mississippi.