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Cobb, Irvin S.: My Old Kentucky Home (collected shorts). v1. 12 Jul 2017
My Old Kentucky Home.
Stories concerning Old Judge Priest and his people by Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944) The contents of this book were first published 1911 ~ 1936. Text is in the public domain in countries where copyright is “Life + 70” or less, and in the USA. This compilation is comprised of the stories of Back Home (1912) and Old Judge Priest (1916), in toto; with additional tales taken from Those Times and These (1917), From Place to Place (1920), Sundry Accounts (1922), The Saturday Evening Post magazine, and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. * * * Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (23 June, 1876 – 11 March, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life, writing for the New York World, Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and other newspapers and magazines. Cobb wrote more than 300 short stories and 60 books (most of these being collections of his stories and articles). Some of his works were adapted for film. Cobb is remembered best for his humorous stories of Kentucky. “Cobb created a South peopled with honorable citizens, charming eccentrics, and loyal, subservient blacks; but at their best the Judge Priest stories are dramatic and compelling, using a wealth of precisely rendered detail to evoke a powerful mood.” [Contemporary review, attributed to Joel Chandler Harris.] (—Wikipedia) * * * These stories are set in Kentucky, from the 1880’s to the 1910’s. Dialogue is rendered in the Southern vernacular, and, as might be expected, conversation is sometimes about the American Civil War. But more often, we eavesdrop on the daily life of a country town. Cobb runs the emotional gamut — from comedy to drama to pathos to tragedy and back again — and entertains all along the way. (Caveat: text contains racially derogatory terms.) AN EXCERPT: Spoiler:
If you read these as period pieces, you will find a lot to enjoy. . This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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