This author's short stories "The Solitary," "The Entomologist," and "The Taxidermist" appear in the collection Strong Hearts.
This author's short stories "The Solitary," "The Entomologist," and "The Taxidermist" appear in the collection Strong Hearts. He wrote polemicals inclduing John March, Southerner and the essays "The Silent South" and "The Negro Question," while he tells of a quadroon lass's attempt to get hitched in the novelette Madame Delphine. In a better known work, Agricola Fusilier duels Aurora's father when he accuses him of cheating at cards and the legend of the enslaved African prince Bras-Coupe is told. For 10 points, name this New Orleans local colorist who wrote about the Frowenfelds and De Grapions in The Grandissimes and also wrote Old Creole Days.
This author's short stories "The Solitary," "The Entomologist," and "The Taxidermist" appear in the collection Strong Hearts.
George Washington Cable