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In Old Plantation Days

Gelesen von Jim Locke

(3,25 Sterne; 4 Bewertungen)

With this collection of short stories, Dunbar sought to draw on the success of his dialect poems by recreating and portraying the southern plantation during slavery. The stories focus on the stereotypical portrait of slaves as obedient workers happy to spend their lives in service of their benevolent owner. His attempt to find success was only partially realized, as his stories drew not only criticism but, in some cases, anger at their very stereotypical nature. The book itself, however, proved to be more lucrative than previous fiction works had been for the author. (Summary by Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University) (5 hr 46 min)

Chapters

Aunt Tempe's Triumph

12:57

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Aunt Tempe's Revenge

14:52

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The Walls of Jericho

14:51

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How Brother Parker Fell from Grace

14:04

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The Trousers

12:49

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The Last Fiddling of Mordaunt's Jim

14:52

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A Supper by Proxy

14:35

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The Trouble about Sophiny

12:18

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Mr. Groby's Slippery Gift

12:24

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Ash-Cake Hannah and Her Ben

13:58

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Dizzy-Headed Dick

11:57

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The Conjuring Contest

12:43

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Dandy Jim's Conjure Scare

11:42

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The Memory of Martha

14:04

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Who Stands for the Gods

10:46

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A Lady Slipper

14:28

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A Blessed Deceit

13:58

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The Brief Cure of Aunt Fanny

15:09

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The Stanton Coachman

12:10

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The Easter Wedding

10:32

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The Finding of Martha

25:28

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The Defection of Maria Ann Gibbs

15:33

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The Judgment of Paris

16:01

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Silent Sam'el

12:27

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The Way of a Woman

11:36

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Bewertungen

could have had a better reader

(2 Sterne)

I give the reader credit for volunteering, but he reads in a dreadful monotone, varied occasionally by a sing song, and he stumbled and bumbled with the dialect so that at times what he was reading was unintelligible. These stories are a glimpse into how white folk viewed the lives of their slaves, but listening to this reader was so difficult that I gave up.

Unbearable

(1 Sterne)

I cannot comment on the content, as I never was able to listen to an appreciable amount of it; the reason - the reader. Bless him for volunteering, but he is positively unbearable to listen to!

(5 Sterne)

I did read/listen to the end. Happy to say I enjoy and identify with all the characters. Congratulations, author, may Karma have eased your road.