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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

The Flower of the Chapdelaines is a novel written by George Washington Cable. The story is set in the late 19th century in Louisiana, USA, and follows the lives of the Chapdelaine family. The family is known for their strong Catholic faith and their dedication to their community... Read Full Overview

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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

In the "Vieux Carr 1/2" of New Orleans, the last remnant of old
Creole life in the city, Geoffrey Chester, a young lawyer, is struck by the
charm of a Creole beauty whom he daily meets on his way to the office. It is
love at first sight. But because of the exclusivity... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

""The Flower of the Chapdelaines"" is a novel written by George Washington Cable. The story is set in Louisiana in the late 1800s and revolves around the Chapdelaine family, who are struggling to maintain their plantation and way of life in the face of economic and social challenges... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Flower of the Chapdelaines by George W. Cable

Reproduction of the original: The Flower of the Chapdelaines by George W. Cable

George 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... Read Full Overview

George 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... Read Full Overview

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

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Next morning he saw her again. He had left his very new law office, just around in Bienville Street, and had come but a few steps down Royal, when, at the next corner below, she turned into Royal, toward him, out of Conti, coming from Bourbon. The same nine-year-old negro boy... Read Full Overview