Madame Delphine - Softcover

Cable, George W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809501600 ISBN 13: 9780809501601

Publisher: Wildside Press, 2021

Synopsis

Here dwelt, sixty years ago and more, one Delphine Carraze; or, as she was commonly designated by the few who knew her, Madame Delphine. That she owned her home, and that it had been given her by the then deceased companion of her days of beauty, were facts so generally admitted as to be, even as far back as that sixty years ago, no longer a subject of gossip. She was never pointed out by the denizens of the quarter as a character, nor her house as a "feature."

About this title

From the Back Cover

"Whether in those hands or these, the house had its habits and continued in them; and to this day the neighbors rightly explain its close-sealed, uninhabited look by the all-sufficient statement that the inmates 'is quadroons.'"

Set in the mysterious French Quarter of New Orleans during the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Madame Delphine is filled with Creole allure. It tells the story of an old quadroon woman whose life and home have spiraled downward from their prior state of grandeur.

Colorful characters are introduced throughout the tale, including Pere Jerome, a rosy and rotund priest; and of course, Madame Delphine, the ins and outs of whose life are revealed as the tale progresses, and who causes certain "truths" to be brought into question.

Cable expertly weaves this story with a portrayal of the old Creole way of life, interspersed with a little mystery.

About the Author

One of the greatest and most celebrated Southern writers of his day, George Washington Cable (1844-1925) helped lead the local-color movement of the late 1800s with his pioneering use of dialect and his skill in the short-story form. After serving in the Confederate army, he began to write for the New Orleans Picayune. Cable has been called the most important Southern artist working in the late-nineteenth century, as well as the first modern Southern writer. A complete listing of his books published by Pelican is available by request.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809501600
• ISBN 13: 9780809501601
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76