No man is brave enough to face such a situation.
Part I on Pauline E. Hopkins, "Talma Gordon" (1900) with Charles Chestnutt, "The Wife of his Youth" (1898, 1899)
This week and next, I want to talk about two stories, both so fascinating that I will need two posts to do it in. Read together, these stories offer a strange Disney ride through the logics of caste, class, marriage. They also attempt to show how to navigate these false logics with integrity. These two stories are mysteries, so they reward re-reading. G…
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