Old Creole Days (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

By George Washington Cable

Old Creole Days (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) - George Washington Cable
  • Release Date: 2011-02-15
  • Genre: Short Stories

Description

Published in 1879, this collection consists of seven short stories portraying Creole life in New Orleans. While glamorizing an exotic and enticing city, Cable also introduces social satire to round out the picture of this incredibly diverse locale. The stories are notable for their easy humor, lack of sentimentality, and pioneering use of dialect.