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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]," Los Angeles Herald 27 (December 10, 1899): 11.

THE WIFE OF HIS YOUTH AND OTHER STORIES OF THE COLOR LINE. By Charles W. Chestnutt, with illustrations by Clyde O. De laud. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. For sale by C. C. Parker.

The author of the five short stories is both young and comparatively new to the public, but he has made not only a beginning, but won a place already among the list of welcome writers of our day. "The Wife of His Youth" became known to the reading public by reason of its publication as a serial, but most of the other stories in the volume are just as good. Especially strong is "A Matter of Principle," which introduces us to Mr. Cicero Clayton, and the "Blue Vein Society."

This volume is in all ways good, with some passages that show actual genius.

  • 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 December 26, 2024. https://chesnuttarchive.org/item/ccda.rev00272.
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