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[Review of The Wife of His Youth]

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  • Source Text: Anonymous, "[Review of The Wife of His Youth]," The Literary Era 7 (January 1900): 16.

The Wife of His Youth, and Other Stories.

By CHARLES W. CHESNUTT, author of "The Conjure Woman." With Illustrations. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1 vol., crown 8vo. $1.10. By mail, $1.23.

"The Conjure Woman" has produced so strong an impression of Mr. Chesnutt's powers and literary skill as a story writer that a new volume of stories from him will be welcomed. Especially will it appeal to all who read the title-story when it appeared in "The Atlantic Monthly" and was generally recognized as one of the most effective and convincing stories of the year. The other tales in this volume cover a wide field of subjects, but all possess a kind of interest which is rarely excited by a book of short stories. Illustrations add to the attractiveness of Mr. Chesnutt's book.

  • Cite (Chicago style): Anonymous, "[Review of The Wife of His Youth]," The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive, Gen. Ed. Stephanie P. Browner, Matt Cohen, and Kenneth M. Price, accessed April 20, 2024. https://chesnuttarchive.org/item/ccda.rev00266.
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