The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays by Charles W. Chesnutt

The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays

Charles W. Chesnutt

118 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

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Mr. Ryder was going to give a ball. There were several reasons why this was an opportune time for such an event. Mr. Ryder might aptly be called the dean of the Blue Veins. The original Blue Veins were a little society of colored persons organized...

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3.77
based on 117 reviews

Moods

emotional: 54%

reflective: 54%

challenging: 45%

informative: 27%

mysterious: 27%

sad: 27%

dark: 18%

lighthearted: 9%

relaxing: 9%


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