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[Review of The House Behind the Cedars]

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  • Source Text: Anonymous, "[Review of The House Behind the Cedars]," The Literary Era 7 (December 1900): 423.

The House Behind the Cedars. By CHARLES W. CHESNUTT, author of "The Conjure Woman," and "The Wife of His Youth." Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1 vol. Crown 8vo. $1.10. By mail, $1.22.

Like Mr. Chesnutt's two previous books, this is a story of the Color Line, illustrating how impossible it is to hide or escape the heavy penalty of even the slightest heritage of negro blood. The heroine, who easily passes for white, wins a white lover, only to be dropped abruptly when he learns of the black drop in her veins.

  • Cite (Chicago style): Anonymous, "[Review of The House Behind the Cedars]," The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive, Gen. Ed. Stephanie P. Browner, Matt Cohen, and Kenneth M. Price, accessed November 23, 2024. https://chesnuttarchive.org/item/ccda.rev00158.
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