Southern Life in Southern Literature

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In this book I have endeavored to represent as adequately as might be possible within the limits of a volume of moderate Size the work of the more important Southern writers. My at tempt has been not merely to Show the value of literary effort in the South as absolute achievement but also to emphasize its importance as a record of Southern life and character.