The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable
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"The Grandissimes" by George Washington Cable is a novel published in 1880. Set in New Orleans immediately after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the story explores the complex racial and class divisions of Creole society through the extended Grandissime family. When Philadelphia abolitionist Joseph Frowenfeld arrives in the city, his friendship with the white Honoré Grandissime challenges the foundations of their slaveholding world. Romance, violence, and tragedy unfold as characters confront the
brutal realities beneath their romanticized culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Grandissimes |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grandissimes:_A_Story_of_Creole_Life |
| Credits |
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Culture conflict -- Fiction |
| Subject | Vendetta -- Fiction |
| Subject | Creoles -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12280 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-12280-9 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 949 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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