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George Washington Cable was an American novelist known for his depiction of the Creole people of Louisiana. His works often focused on racial relations and social changes, showcasing the life in the American South in the late 19th century.

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All September Afternoon Answers Bears Book Catechism Cheerful Cities Cypresses Decay

Famous George Washington Cable Quotes

“For summer there, bear in mind, is a loitering gossip, that only begins to talk of leaving when September rises to go.”

Mind Bears Summer Leaving Gossip September June

Book:The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life

Source: The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life

“Did I say the book of nature is a catechism? Yes, But, after it answers the first question with "God," nothing but questions follow.”

Firsts Book Nature Answers Catechism

Book:OLD CREOLE DAYS: A Story of Creole Life

Source: OLD CREOLE DAYS: A Story of Creole Life

“Everybody knows the Lord loveth a cheerful giver.”

Knows Lord Cheerful Giver

Book:The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life

Source: The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life

“And in the afternoon they entered a land - but such a land! A land hung in mourning, darkened by gigantic cypresses, submerged; a land of reptiles, silence, shadow, decay.”

Silence Land Shadow Mourning Afternoon Decay Hung Submerged Reptiles Cypresses

Book:The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life

Source: The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life

“It was in the Theatre St. Philippe (they has laid a temporary floor over the parquette seats) in the city we now call New Orleans, in the month of September, and in the year 1803.”

Years Cities Months Theatre Seats Temporary September New Orleans

Book:The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life

Source: The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life

About the Author

Born: October 12, 1844
Died: January 31, 1925
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 5

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The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole LifeRelated source material

OLD CREOLE DAYS: A Story of Creole LifeRelated source material

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