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George Washington Cable (1844-1925)


 
From The Recent Movement in Southern Literature, Harper's, May 1887.

Biographical information from the Documenting the American South site (new URL)
Selected Bibliography at Paul Reuben's PAL site.
Teaching suggestions from the Heath Anthology site.
Curriculum unit pairing Cable with other writers at the Yale Curriculum site (includes bibliography)
Brief biography and picture at the Louisiana Authors site. 
Engravings from Cable's works and pictures of Louisiana at Louisiana State University
A picture of Cable and Mark Twain during their days as touring lecturers at Stephen Railton's Twain site.
Works Available Online (HTML at the University of North Carolina's Documenting the American South site)

The Grandissimes, a Story of Creole Life. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1880. 448 p.
John March, Southerner. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 513 p.
Old Creole Days.  New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 1883. 303 p.

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