"Devil Tales" by Virginia Frazer Boyle weaves together folklore and the supernatural, portraying the lives of African American characters intertwined with mystical elements and the devil. Through culturally rich storytelling, the narrative explores themes of love, jealousy, and the pursuit of freedom. The story begins with a character named Solon facing marital problems with his wife, Juno, whose suspicions about his late-night disappearances lead her to seek help from a hoodoo practitioner. The narrative emphasizes folk beliefs and magic as Juno starts a journey revealing deception, superstition and societal morals within her community.
Devil tales
By Virginia Frazer Boyle
A wife's escalating suspicions about her husband send her down a path of hoodoo and dark mysteries to reveal the secrets haunting their marriage.
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About the AuthorVirginia Frazer Boyle was an American author of prose and poetry. Interested in the Confederacy, she wrote several novels and more than 100 poems that took up various aspects and presented inspirational and patriotic points of view. She served as the poet laureate of the United Confederate Veterans and the Confederate Southern Memorial Association. She had innumerable stories and poems published in magazines. Boyle did extraordinary war work for the U.S. during World War I, receiving citations and medals for her service for Italy, and was made life member of two of the French Academies.
Virginia Frazer Boyle was an American author of prose and poetry. Interested in the Confederacy, she wrote several novels and more than 100 poems that took up various aspects and presented inspirational and patriotic points of view. She served as the poet laureate of the United Confederate Veterans and the Confederate Southern Memorial Association. She had innumerable stories and poems published in magazines. Boyle did extraordinary war work for the U.S. during World War I, receiving citations and medals for her service for Italy, and was made life member of two of the French Academies.
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