Delphi Complete Works of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Illustrated)

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American, African American

• Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar
• ISBN: 9781786562128
• Publisher: PublishDrive
• Publication: April 4, 2017
• Imprint: Delphi Classics Ltd
• Language: English

The first black writer in America to attain national prominence and establish an international reputation, Paul Laurence Dunbar is noted for his works written in black dialect. However, Dunbar also wrote in conventional English, producing sensitive and compelling poetry and fashioning innovative fiction. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Dunbar’s complete works, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dunbar's life and works
* Concise introduction to Dunbar’s life and poetry
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes Dunbar's complete novels and short stories, available in no other collection
* Rare uncollected stories
* Features Wiggins' seminal biography on the poet - discover Dunbar's literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

Please note: a few of Dunbar’s early short stories, which have only been rediscovered in recent years, are the result of dedicated scholarship and so will not be appearing in the eBook.

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CONTENTS:

The Life and Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar
BRIEF INTRODUCTION: PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Novels
THE UNCALLED
THE LOVE OF LANDRY
THE FANATICS
THE SPORT OF THE GODS

The Short Story Collections
FOLKS FROM DIXIE
THE HEART OF HAPPY HOLLOW
THE STRENGTH OF GIDEON AND OTHER STORIES
IN OLD PLANTATION DAYS
UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES

The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Non-Fiction
REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN NEGROES

The Biography
THE LIFE OF PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR by L. K. Wiggins

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