That old Southern affinity for history never escapes the literary endeavors of its inhabitants. From the haunted characters of William Faulkner to the chivalric legacies of Samuel Minturn Peck, history seduces the Southern author. So Maiben Beard's interview with Professor Emeritus Bert Hitchcock from Auburn University on the topic of the historical novels resonates for many who love the literature of the South. (To download mp3 audio files, right click and "save as"....). After listening to the interview, you can peruse the Transcript or have a look at the Reading List.
Clay-Clopton, Virginia. A Belle of the Fifties: Memoirs of Mrs. Clay, of Alabama, Covering Social and Political Life in Washington and the South, 1853-66. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1905, c1904.
Clemens, Jeremiah. Mustang Gray: A Romance. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1858.
Clemens, Jeremiah. Tobias Wilson: A Tale of the Great Rebellion. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1865.
Crumpton, Hezekiah Jones and Washington Bryan Crumpton. The Adventures of Two Alabama Boys. Montgomery: Paragon Press, 1912.
Davis, Rebecca Harding. Bits of Gossip. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., 1904.
Edwards, William James. Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt. Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1918.
Jacobs, Harriet Ann. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Boston: Published for Author, 1860.
Johnston, Mary. Prisoners of Hope, A Tale of Colonial Virginia. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1898.
Matthews, Brander. The Historical Novel and Other Essays. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1901.
Monroe, Jabez Lamar. The South in the Olden Time. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1901.
Moore, John Trotwood. The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills. Philadelphia: The J. C. Winston Company, 1906
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