Charleston County Public Library

Literary Charleston & the lowcountry, edited by Curtis Worthington ; foreword by Louis D. Rubin, Jr

eng

Includes bibliographical references

contains biographical information

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non fiction

Literary Charleston & the lowcountry

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edited by Curtis Worthington ; foreword by Louis D. Rubin, Jr

"Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry selections by local and internationally acclaimed authors provide a rich tapestry of one of the most popular tourist destinations worldwide. The often mysterious and much-loved Colonial city of Charleston is revealed through the eyes of writers who lived there or visited over the centuries."--Provided by publisher

from Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida (1791) / William Bartram -- Indians and pirates (1925) / Beatrice Witte Ravenel -- Prologue to The orphan (1735) / Anonymous -- Yankee Doodle (1773) / Josiah Quincy Jr. -- from The Carolinian (1924) / Rafael Sabatini -- "The edge of the swamp" (1840) / William Gilmore Simms -- "A day at Chee-ha" (1859) / William Elliott -- from The gold bug (1843) / Edgar Allan Poe -- "Alchemy" (1924) / Hervey Allen -- Madame Margot (1943) / John Bennett -- Journey to Charleston (1850) / William Cullen Bryant -- "Aspects of the pines" (1882) / Paul Hamilton Hayne -- from The Civil War: a narrative (1958) / Shelby Foote -- Confederate War, beginning and end (1899) / Henry Timrod -- from The American scene (1907) / Henry James -- from Lady Baltimore (1906) / Owen Wister -- "Charleston, South Carolina" (1925) / Amy Lowell -- from The case of Mr. Crump (1930) / Ludwig Lewisohn -- "A hedonist" (1921) / John Galsworthy -- "Carolina marshes" (1930) / Herbert Ravenel Sass -- from Red ending (1929) / Harry Hervey -- from Porgy (1925) / DuBose Heyward -- Battered and primitive (1934) / George Gershwin -- Roots (1927) / Josephine Pinckney -- from A short walk (1979) / Alice Childress -- from Why we never danced the Charleston (1984) / Harlan Greene -- from "Finisterre" (1978) / Louis D. Rubin, Jr. -- from The last gentleman (1966) / Walker Percy -- "The salt marsh" (1961) / James Dickey -- from And I'm glad: an oral history of Edisto Island (1974, 1977) / Nick Lindsay -- "Coley Moke" (1962) / William Price Fox -- from The trembling of a leaf (1971) / Robert W. Marks (John Colleton) -- "Love (prime)" (1975) / Andy Warhol -- "Charleston, Charleston" (1977) / Albert Goldman -- "Charleston, South Carolina, 7 p.m." (1980) / Wendy Salinger -- from Edisto (1984) / Padgett Powell -- from Rich in love (1987) / Josephine Humphreys -- "Longitude Lane" (1989) / August Kleinzahler -- from Prince of tides (1986) / Pat Conroy -- from The mermaid chair (2005) / Sue Monk Kidd