The Wife of His Youth
I
Mr. Ryder was going to give a ball. There were
several reasons why this was an opportune time for
such an event.
Mr. Ryder might aptly be called the dean of the Blue
Vein...
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The novels and short stories of Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) earned him a prominent place in American literary history. He also wrote many essays and newspaper articles in which he spoke out strong...
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Charles Waddell Chesnutt was America's first important black writer of fiction; no black American before him had created a sustained body of significant work. Since his life spanned nearly two halves ...
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Charles W. Chesnutt was the first important Afro-American writer of fiction to enlist the white-controlled publishing industry in the service of his social message, touching a significant portion of t...
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Charles Waddell Chesnutt, a "voluntary Negro" (one who, though so fair as to be mistaken for white, chooses not to "pass"), was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the eldest child of Andrew Jackson Chesnutt and...
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The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays
Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Charles W(addell) Chesnutt