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Birthright (Paperback)
T. S Stribling; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R211
Discovery Miles 2 110
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Birthright (1922) is a novel by T.S. Stribling. Originally
serialized in Century Magazine, the novel marked a major departure
for Stribling, whose previous works had avoided serious themes
altogether. Birthright was praised by black and white critics upon
publication, and allowed Stribling to move his career away from
genre fiction and into the pressing historical and social questions
of his time. Peter is a young man with a powerful vision. After
graduating from Harvard, he returns to his hometown of Hooker's
Bend, Tennessee, where he gains a new understanding of the
prejudices and laws that shaped his upbringing. Born into a family
of mixed racial heritage, Peter has long understood the necessity
of passing, which allows him to avoid violence and to further his
personal interests. Back in the South, however, he realizes that
his experiences as a student have granted him an opportunity to
change his community for the better. As he attempts to educate
members of the local black and white communities, his hope for the
future soon turns to doubt and disillusionment. Birthright, a
triumphant and tragic story of race in America, was adapted by
pioneering director Oscar Micheaux into a 1924 silent film and a
1939 talkie of the same name. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of T.S. Stribling's
Birthright is a classic of American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
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Birthright (Hardcover)
T. S Stribling; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R378
Discovery Miles 3 780
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Birthright (1922) is a novel by T.S. Stribling. Originally
serialized in Century Magazine, the novel marked a major departure
for Stribling, whose previous works had avoided serious themes
altogether. Birthright was praised by black and white critics upon
publication, and allowed Stribling to move his career away from
genre fiction and into the pressing historical and social questions
of his time. Peter is a young man with a powerful vision. After
graduating from Harvard, he returns to his hometown of Hooker's
Bend, Tennessee, where he gains a new understanding of the
prejudices and laws that shaped his upbringing. Born into a family
of mixed racial heritage, Peter has long understood the necessity
of passing, which allows him to avoid violence and to further his
personal interests. Back in the South, however, he realizes that
his experiences as a student have granted him an opportunity to
change his community for the better. As he attempts to educate
members of the local black and white communities, his hope for the
future soon turns to doubt and disillusionment. Birthright, a
triumphant and tragic story of race in America, was adapted by
pioneering director Oscar Micheaux into a 1924 silent film and a
1939 talkie of the same name. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of T.S. Stribling's
Birthright is a classic of American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
In the ghostly light the foundering vessel gave a strange
impression of clinging desperately to her life. She seemed striving
to remain upright. Her hissing and sucking might have been a living
gasp for breath. Very slowly she rolled over, and came the noise of
many waters cascading down over her upflung keel. Her masts
crashed, yards broke, rigging popped in the wildest confusion as
they dashed into the sea. Great phosphorescent waves dashed through
the prone rigging and over the hull in liquid fire.
In the ghostly light the foundering vessel gave a strange
impression of clinging desperately to her life. She seemed striving
to remain upright. Her hissing and sucking might have been a living
gasp for breath. Very slowly she rolled over, and came the noise of
many waters cascading down over her upflung keel. Her masts
crashed, yards broke, rigging popped in the wildest confusion as
they dashed into the sea. Great phosphorescent waves dashed through
the prone rigging and over the hull in liquid fire.
On the heels of this came the news that Peter Siner meant to take
advantage of Tump's arrest and marry Cissie Dildine. Old Parson
Ranson was responsible for the spread of this last rumor. He had
fumbled badly in his effort to hold Peter's secret. Not once, but
many times, always guarded by a pledge of secrecy, had he revealed
the approaching wedding. When pressed for a date, the old negro
said he was "not at lib'ty to tell."
On the heels of this came the news that Peter Siner meant to take
advantage of Tump's arrest and marry Cissie Dildine. Old Parson
Ranson was responsible for the spread of this last rumor. He had
fumbled badly in his effort to hold Peter's secret. Not once, but
many times, always guarded by a pledge of secrecy, had he revealed
the approaching wedding. When pressed for a date, the old negro
said he was "not at lib'ty to tell."
In the ghostly light the foundering vessel gave a strange
impression of clinging desperately to her life. She seemed striving
to remain upright. Her hissing and sucking might have been a living
gasp for breath. Very slowly she rolled over, and came the noise of
many waters cascading down over her upflung keel. Her masts
crashed, yards broke, rigging popped in the wildest confusion as
they dashed into the sea. Great phosphorescent waves dashed through
the prone rigging and over the hull in liquid fire.
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