Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated by Solon Robinson
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"Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated" by Solon Robinson is a collection of short stories published in 1854. Originally appearing in the New York Tribune, these tales expose life among New York City's poor in the Five Points neighborhood. The stories sparked a brief but intense cultural phenomenon, inspiring songs and stage adaptations. Yet the book's graphic depictions of poverty, alcoholism, and vice generated fierce controversy, with critics torn between
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| Author | Robinson, Solon, 1803-1880 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Orr, Nathaniel |
| Title | Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Corn |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Temperance -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 37268 |
| Release Date | Aug 29, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 522 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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