For summer there, bear in mind, is a loitering gossip, that only begins to talk of leaving when September rises to go.
Having fallen in love with Cable, I began to read all that I could find that he had written: Old Creole Days in 1879, the aforementioned The Grandissimes in 1880, Madame Delphine in 1881, Dr. Sevier in 1884, and John March, Southerner in 1894.
To my delight, the local library has a copy of his Strange True Stories of Louisiana, published in 1889. I just returned from the library with treasured volume in hand. Cable's preface is 22 pages in length, but if the rest of the book is as interesting as those pages, this volume will be as entertaining as the others! My afternoon is going to be spent reading!
I am going to have to check into this author--sounds interesting, and I too, love the one sentence you quoted..!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know it perked your interest. I really do love his work!
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