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AFTER I came North to live it seemed to me, as probably it has seemed to many Southern born men and women that the Southerner of fiction as met with in the North was generally just that-fiction-and nothing else; that in the main he was a figment of the drama and of the story... Read Full Overview

Back Home: Being The Narrative Of Judge Priest And His People (1912) is a novel written by Irvin S. Cobb. The book is set in a small town in Kentucky and follows the life of Judge Priest, a respected and beloved figure in the community. The narrative is composed of a series of... Read Full Overview

The Works of Irvin S. Cobb: Back Home (1912) is a collection of short stories and essays written by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, an American humorist, writer, and columnist. The book is a tribute to Cobb's hometown of Paducah, Kentucky, and the people and places that shaped his upbringing... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Back Home by Irvin S. Cobb

Reproduction of the original: Back Home by Irvin S. Cobb

A classic work of local color by Irvin S. Cobb, in which he created a South peopled with honorable citizens and charming eccentrics.