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Acknowledgments PageU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Acknowledgments PageU of South Carolina P | 1969 Judging
by a letter he wrote to his friend Evert Augustus Duyckinck in December 1868,
William Gilmore Simms considered Voltmeier,
his forthcoming Mountain Romance, to be, “in some respects, one of the most
remarkable books I have ever written,” and “among the most excellent of my
prose writings.”[1] Part of the Border Romance series, the novel was
inspired by the story of the infamous Allen Twitty, “a highly respected member
of a prominent family noted for public service,” whose indictment and
sensational trials for counterfeiting between 1805 and 1815 became a cause
célèbre ... |
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Acknowledgments Page VersoU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Acknowledgments Page VersoU of South Carolina P | 1969 Judging
by a letter he wrote to his friend Evert Augustus Duyckinck in December 1868,
William Gilmore Simms considered Voltmeier,
his forthcoming Mountain Romance, to be, “in some respects, one of the most
remarkable books I have ever written,” and “among the most excellent of my
prose writings.”[1] Part of the Border Romance series, the novel was
inspired by the story of the infamous Allen Twitty, “a highly respected member
of a prominent family noted for public service,” whose indictment and
sensational trials for counterfeiting between 1805 and 1815 became a cause
célèbre ... |
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Appendix: Word DivisionU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Appendix: Word DivisionU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Appendix: Word DivisionU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Appendix: Word DivisionU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Appendix: Word DivisionU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Appendix: Word DivisionU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Author's AdvertisementU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Author's AdvertisementU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Back CoverU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Back CoverU of South Carolina P | 1969 Judging
by a letter he wrote to his friend Evert Augustus Duyckinck in December 1868,
William Gilmore Simms considered Voltmeier,
his forthcoming Mountain Romance, to be, “in some respects, one of the most
remarkable books I have ever written,” and “among the most excellent of my
prose writings.”[1] Part of the Border Romance series, the novel was
inspired by the story of the infamous Allen Twitty, “a highly respected member
of a prominent family noted for public service,” whose indictment and
sensational trials for counterfeiting between 1805 and 1815 became a cause
célèbre ... |
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Back Cover RectoU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Back Cover RectoU of South Carolina P | 1969 Judging
by a letter he wrote to his friend Evert Augustus Duyckinck in December 1868,
William Gilmore Simms considered Voltmeier,
his forthcoming Mountain Romance, to be, “in some respects, one of the most
remarkable books I have ever written,” and “among the most excellent of my
prose writings.”[1] Part of the Border Romance series, the novel was
inspired by the story of the infamous Allen Twitty, “a highly respected member
of a prominent family noted for public service,” whose indictment and
sensational trials for counterfeiting between 1805 and 1815 became a cause
célèbre ... |
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Back Dust JacketU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Back Dust JacketU of South Carolina P | 1969 Judging
by a letter he wrote to his friend Evert Augustus Duyckinck in December 1868,
William Gilmore Simms considered Voltmeier,
his forthcoming Mountain Romance, to be, “in some respects, one of the most
remarkable books I have ever written,” and “among the most excellent of my
prose writings.”[1] Part of the Border Romance series, the novel was
inspired by the story of the infamous Allen Twitty, “a highly respected member
of a prominent family noted for public service,” whose indictment and
sensational trials for counterfeiting between 1805 and 1815 became a cause
célèbre ... |
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Back Dust Jacket Inside FlapU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Back Dust Jacket Inside FlapU of South Carolina P | 1969 Judging
by a letter he wrote to his friend Evert Augustus Duyckinck in December 1868,
William Gilmore Simms considered Voltmeier,
his forthcoming Mountain Romance, to be, “in some respects, one of the most
remarkable books I have ever written,” and “among the most excellent of my
prose writings.”[1] Part of the Border Romance series, the novel was
inspired by the story of the infamous Allen Twitty, “a highly respected member
of a prominent family noted for public service,” whose indictment and
sensational trials for counterfeiting between 1805 and 1815 became a cause
célèbre ... |
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Copyright PageU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Copyright PageU of South Carolina P | 1969 Judging
by a letter he wrote to his friend Evert Augustus Duyckinck in December 1868,
William Gilmore Simms considered Voltmeier,
his forthcoming Mountain Romance, to be, “in some respects, one of the most
remarkable books I have ever written,” and “among the most excellent of my
prose writings.”[1] Part of the Border Romance series, the novel was
inspired by the story of the infamous Allen Twitty, “a highly respected member
of a prominent family noted for public service,” whose indictment and
sensational trials for counterfeiting between 1805 and 1815 became a cause
célèbre ... |
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CoverU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Cover VersoU of South Carolina P | 1972 As Good as a Comedy and Paddy McGann are two short novels that
reveal Simms’s talents as a comedic writer. While other works, like Border
Beagles, contain humorous sections or characters, these two works stand out
as sustained comedic successes. In these, Simms shows an understanding of
and skill at utilizing the tropes of frontier humor, popularized by the likes
of A.B. Longstreet’s Georgia Scenes, as well as a use of humor as
social commentary that foreshadowed the work of Twain. While each was
published previously, they were published together in one volume in 1972, ... |
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Cover Verso1865 One of the more important,
though most-lightly studied, of Simms’s works is Sack and Destruction of the City of Columbia, SC, a narrative
recounting of William Tecumseh Sherman’s entry into and occupation of South
Carolina’s capital city, and its subsequent destruction in the waning days of
the Civil War. Simms originally
published Sack and Destruction
serially in The Columbia Phoenix, “a
small newspaper edited by Simms that commenced publication in the waning weeks
of the Confederacy” from the newspaper’s first edition until 10 April 1865; after
the close of the War, ... |