Violets and Other Tales
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Violets and Other Tales

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Violets and Other Tales

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About This Book

Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935) was an American journalist, political activist, and poet. She belonged to the first generation of black southerners born into freedom following the Civil War and gained acclaim for her poetry, columns, dramas, and stories. This fantastic book contains a brand new collection of Nelson's best and most famous poetry, highly recommended for poetry lovers interested in the history of slavery in the United States. First published in 1895, "Violets and Other Tales" is a collection of short essays, poems and stories written by Nelson when she was just 19 years old. Contents include: "Alice Dunbar Nelson", "Introduction", "Preface", "Violets", "Three Thoughts", "The Woman", "Ten Minutes' Musing", "A Plaint", "In Unconsciousness", "Titee", "Anarchy Alley", "Impressions", "Salammbo by Gustave Flanbert", etc. Read & Co. Classics are proudly republishing this collection in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

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Publisher
Read & Co. Classics
Year
2022
ISBN
9781528793094
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
American Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Alice Dunbar Nelson
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. PREFACE
  4. VIOLETS
  5. THREE THOUGHTS
  6. THE WOMAN
  7. TEN MINUTES' MUSING
  8. A PLAINT
  9. IN UNCONSCIOUSNESS
  10. TITEE
  11. ANARCHY ALLEY
  12. IMPRESSIONS
  13. SALAMMBO
  14. LEGEND OF THE NEWSPAPER
  15. A CARNIVAL JANGLE
  16. PAUL TO VIRGINIA
  17. THE MAIDEN'S DREAM
  18. IN MEMORIAM
  19. A STORY OF VENGEANCE
  20. AT BAY ST. LOUIS
  21. NEW YEAR'S DAY
  22. THE UNKNOWN LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST
  23. IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
  24. FAREWELL
  25. LITTLE MISS SOPHIE
  26. IF I HAD KNOWN
  27. CHALMETLE
  28. AT EVENTIDE
  29. THE IDLER
  30. LOVE AND THE BUTTERFLY
  31. THE BEE-MAN
  32. AMID THE ROSES