The Garies and Their Friends - Couverture souple

Webb, Frank J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1554811511 ISBN 13 : 9781554811519

Editeur : Broadview Press Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Unjustly overlooked in its own time, Frank J. Webb’s novel of pre-Civil War Philadelphia weaves together action, humor, and social commentary. The Garies and Their Friends tells the story of two families struggling for different sorts of respectability: the Garies, a well-to-do interracial couple who relocate to Philadelphia from the plantation South in order to legalize their marriage, and their friends the Ellises, free black Philadelphians hoping to make the move from the working class into the bourgeoisie. Along the way the families confront racialized violence, melodramatic villainy, and sentimental reversals. Entertaining and fast-moving, the novel has a Dickensian mix of uncanny coincidence and interwoven personal experiences.

The historical documents accompanying this Broadview Edition provide reviews of the novel along with extensive materials on slavery, the color line, and contemporary Philadelphia.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William Huntting Howell is Assistant Professor of English at Boston University.

Megan Walsh is Assistant Professor of English at St. Bonaventure University..

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Broadview Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554811511
• ISBN 13: 9781554811519
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Éditeur: Howell William Huntting, Walsh Megan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible