The heart of Happy Hollow : A collection of stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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"The Heart of Happy Hollow" by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The book depicts the lives and experiences of African Americans in a small Southern town, exploring themes such as community, identity, and the challenges of social and racial dynamics. Through a range of characters and narratives, Dunbar highlights the resilience, humor, and complexity of their lives. The opening of the collection introduces
the setting of Happy Hollow, a place symbolically representing the African American experience, where joy and sorrow coexist. Dunbar outlines various incidents and characters that illustrate the daily lives, aspirations, and struggles of the community. He begins with the story of Robinson Asbury, a barber who rises to political prominence but faces challenges and betrayals as he navigates the intersection of race and power in politics. This sets a tone that blends social commentary with personal narratives, suggesting that the stories to follow will further explore these themes through the lives of other characters in Happy Hollow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 |
|---|---|
| Title | The heart of Happy Hollow : A collection of stories |
| Contents | The Scapegoat -- One Christmas at Shiloh -- The Mission of Mr. Scatters -- A Matter of Doctrine -- Old Abe's Conversion -- The Race Question -- A Defender Of The Faith -- Cahoots -- The Promoter -- The Wisdom of Silence -- The Triumph of Ol' Mis' Pease -- The Lynching of Jube Benson -- Schwalliger's Philanthropy -- The Interference of Patsy Ann -- The Home-Coming of 'Rastus Smith -- The Boy and the Bayonet. |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Bergquist, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | African Americans -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 24716 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-24716-8 |
| Release Date | Feb 29, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 983 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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