Research Catalog

Title

The strength of Gideon and other stories / by Paul Laurence Dunbar, author of "Lyrics of a lowly life," "Folks from Dixie," "Poems of cabin and field," etc. ; with illustrations by E.W. Kemble.

Author

Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906.

Publication

New York : Dodd, Mead, & Company, MCM. [1900]

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Details

Additional Authors

Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933

Description

[6], 362 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill.; 19 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subject

African Americans > Fiction

Note

• "Copyright 1899, 1900, by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Copyright, 1900, by Dodd, Mead & Company."--verso of title page.

Indexed In (note)

• Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature
• Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
• Wright, L.H. American fiction, 1876-1900

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

Strength of Gideon -- Mammy Peggy's pride -- Viney's free papers -- The fruitful sleeping of the Rev. Elisha Edwards -- The ingrate -- The case of Ca'line -- The finish of Patsy Barnes -- One man's fortunes -- Jim's probation -- Uncle Simon's Sundays out -- Mr. Cornelius Johnson, office-seeker -- An old-time Christmas -- A mess of pottage -- The trustfulness of Polly -- The tragedy of Three Forks -- The finding of Zach -- Johnsonham, junior -- The faith cure man -- A council of state -- Silas Jackson.

Call Number

Sc Rare Fic-D (Dunbar, P.L. Strength of Gideon)

OCLC

• 729057
• 21622669
• NYPGR21622669-B

Author

Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906.

Title

The strength of Gideon and other stories / by Paul Laurence Dunbar, author of "Lyrics of a lowly life," "Folks from Dixie," "Poems of cabin and field," etc. ; with illustrations by E.W. Kemble.

Imprint

New York : Dodd, Mead, & Company, MCM. [1900]

Indexed In:

Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature, 4930

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 3334

Wright, L.H. American fiction, 1876-1900, 1670

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare Fic-D (Dunbar, P.L. Strength of Gideon) (accession no. B544682) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

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Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933, illustrator.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare Fic-D (Dunbar, P.L. Strength of Gideon)

NBO (Dunbar, P. L. Strength of Gideon)