James Lane Allen and the Genteel Tradition

This is the first full-length biography of James Lane Allen (1849-1925), son of the Kentucky Bluegrass region, and a representative writer of the nineties. The biography is important because it illuminates and reveals a little-known personality. It also contains a significant discussion of the attitude of a later generation toward the Genteel Tradition represented by Allen.

Originally published in 1935.

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