Sut Lovingood: Yarns Spun

By George Washington Harris

Book Overview

Sut Lovingood: Yarns Spun is a collection of humorous short stories written by George Washington Harris, first published in 1867. The book features the character of Sut Lovingood, a young and mischievous boy from Tennessee who tells tall tales about his adventures and exploits. The stories are told in a Southern dialect and are full of exaggerated humor, satire, and social commentary. Through Sut's stories, Harris explores the themes of poverty, race, and class in the antebellum South. The book is considered a classic of Southern literature and is often compared to the works of Mark Twain.""I wer wonderin my levil bes', keepin a skin'd eye an' a open year fur trubbil ur a skeer, whan I hearn a tarin big fuss on tuther side, squawkin, cussin, hollerin, an' a gineral soun ove things a-smashin, an' seed people a-mixin tharsefs pow'ful, sorter like bees a-fixin tu swarm. Thinks I, Look out Sut, hit am cumin; hits mos' time; yu haint hed a skeer fur ni ontu three days--when yere cum roun the corner ove the market house, jis' a-tarin, a thuteen hunder' poun' black an' white bull, wif his tail es strait up in the air es a telegraf pole, an' a chesnut fence rail tied across his ho'ns wif hickory withs.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: 1419150073
• ISBN13: 9781419150074
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 9.2"