Aunt Dicey looked up in excitement, "W'y, chile, ef dat money was got illegal, I don' want it, but I do know whut I gwine to do, ... "W'y, la, man, Brothah Buford was in co't to-day. Whaih is he? ... I am glad I was near to save you.
He gained national recognition for his 1896 Lyrics of a Lowly Life, one poem in the collection being Ode to Ethiopia. He wrote a dozen books of poetry, four books of short stories, five novels, and a play.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
The Heart of Happy Hollow is a collection of short stories by African-American writer, Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Book Excerpt: 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 ...
"Hailed by The New York Times as "a true singer of the people -- white or black," Paul Laurence Dunbar published this short story collection in 1904.
Praised by The New York Times as "a true singer of the people—white or black," Paul Laurence Dunbar published this short story collection in 1904, two years before his untimely death.
In this collection, readers meet an influential entrepreneur who must navigate a treacherous political landscape; a Southern spiritual leader who must learn to accept the mores of his son, who was educated in the North; a reporter who ...
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Reproduction of the original: The Heart of Happy Hollow by Paul Laurence Dunbar
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
The Heart of Happy Hollow: A Collection of Stories
The law is usually supposed to be a stern mistress, not to be lightly wooed, and yielding only to the most ardent pursuit.
Paul Laurence Dunbar. "I ain't a-doin' dat, dough I ain't a-sputin' dat de lady is a mos' oncommon fine lookin' pusson." "I has only seed huh wid de eye of de spi'it," was the virtuous answer, "an' to dat eye all t'ings dat are good are ...