"Bylow Hill" by George Washington Cable is a story set in early 20th-century New England that follows the tangled lives of friends and family on Bylow Hill. The story starts by introducing Ruth Byington, Godfrey Winslow, Arthur Winslow, and Isabel Morris, focusing on their complex friendships and love interests. The heart of the story is revealed through a conversation between Godfrey and Runth, hinting at some tension between the characters. As they walk together, they show worry for Leonard and Arthur, especially concerning Arthur's engagement to Isabel. The opening creates a mood of anticipation, suggesting excitement and sadness are coming for the characters.
Bylow Hill
By George Washington Cable
In a small New England town, love, friendship, and family ties are tested as secrets and desires threaten to change everything.
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About the AuthorGeorge Washington Cable was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern Southern writer." In his treatment of racism, mixed-race families and miscegenation, his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner.
George Washington Cable was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern Southern writer." In his treatment of racism, mixed-race families and miscegenation, his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner.
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