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The old street, keeping its New England Sabbath afternoon so decently under its majestic elms, was as goodly an example of its sort as the late seventies of the century just gone could show. It lay along a north-and-south ridge, between a number of aged and unsmiling cottages,... Read Full Overview

eorge Washington Cable (October 12, 1844 - January 31, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century, as well... Read Full Overview

""Bylow Hill"" is a novel by George W. Cable. Set in the late 1800s, the story takes place in the town of Bayou St. John, Louisiana. The main character, Maurice Mainwaring, is a young man from the North who moves to the South to start a new life. He falls in love with a local... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Bylow Hill by George W. Cable

Reproduction of the original: Bylow Hill by George W. Cable

The old street, keeping its New England Sabbath afternoon so decently under its majestic elms, was as goodly an example of its sort as the late seventies of the century just gone could show. It lay along a north-and-south ridge, between a number of aged and unsmiling cottages,... Read Full Overview

""Bylow Hill"" is a novel written by George W. Cable. It is set in the late 19th century in New Orleans and follows the story of a young man named Maurice Mainwaring. Maurice is a wealthy and privileged young man who is engaged to a beautiful and wealthy woman named Alice Bylow... Read Full Overview

"Bylow Hill" from George Washington Cable. American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana (1844-1925).