A Daughter Of The South And Shorter Stories (1892)

By Constance Cary Harrison and Burton Harrison

Book Overview

""A Daughter of the South and Shorter Stories"" is a collection of short stories written by Mrs. Burton Harrison and published in 1892. The title story follows the life of a young woman named Elsie, who grows up in the South during the Civil War and struggles to reconcile her loyalty to her family and heritage with her growing awareness of the injustices of slavery. The other stories in the collection deal with similar themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human relationships. The book provides a vivid and poignant portrait of life in the South during a tumultuous period in American history, and explores the enduring legacy of that era on the lives of ordinary people. Mrs. Burton Harrison was a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction and was known for her insightful and empathetic portrayals of women and their struggles in a rapidly changing world.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163903477
• ISBN13: 9781163903476
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"