The Golden Isles of Georgia

by Caroline Couper Lovell

Overview

The Golden Isles of Georgia comprise a group of four barrier islands and the mainland port city of Brunswick on the 100-mile-long coast of the U.S. state of Georgia on the Atlantic Ocean. They include St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Jekyll Island, Little St. Simons Island, and Historic Brunswick. Mild winters, together with natural beaches, vast stretches of marshland, maritime forests, historical sites, and abundant wildlife on both land and sea made the Golden Isles popular amongst wealthy southern planters, who built their homes on these islands.
Charles Spalding Wylly of Darien, Georgia, spent the last years of his long life in Brunswick. Sharing the fate of the old, he found it almost impossible to get work, though still strong in body and mind. To divert and interest him, his niece, Caroline Couper Lovell, suggested that he write his memoirs; the manuscripts of the first two little books were presented to his niece, with other unpublished data. After Captain Wylly's death in 1923, as there had been no second edition of these works, it was suggested that Mrs. Lovell should edit them. This she attempted to do, and then decided that it would be better to use the material, add to it, and compile another story. The result is The Golden Isles of Georgia…
Beautifully illustrated throughout with portraits of prominent men and beautiful women who lived on these islands, photographs of the old ruins, and pictures of old homes and scenery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789124101
Publisher:	Papamoa Press
Publication date:	12/01/2018
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	166
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Caroline Couper Stiles Lovell (1862-1947) was an American artist, playwright and historical author.
Born during the Civil War on May 7, 1862 in Bartow County, Georgia, she was descended from a family of plantation owners with deep roots in the South. She received her first formal training in art at age 16 at Madame Lefebvre's School, a French finishing school in Baltimore, where she was a boarding student for two years. In 1884 she married William Starrow Lovell, Jr. (1861-1942) and devoted herself to a career in art. The couple settled in Birmingham, Alabama in 1888, where William pursued various business ventures, whilst Caroline frequently traveled to Manhattan, where she studied at the Art Students League of New York. In 1896, she spent several months in Paris, and during this period, her skill as a miniature painter continued to excel, earning her commissions from many of Birmingham's social elites and recognition throughout the South.
When failing vision forced Caroline to prematurely retire her paint and brushes, she turned to full-time playwriting. She is best remembered for Prince Charming's Fate (1903), an operetta in three acts; Wuthering Heights (1914), a play in five acts, adapted from the famous book by Emily Brontë; Swayam-Vara (1916), a one act comedy; The Dust of Death (1929), a play in 3 acts; and Mirage (1929), a play in three acts. In 1932, Caroline earned accolades for her best-selling historical novel, The Golden Isles of Georgia, and in 1933 she penned a memoir of her youth titled The Light of Other Days, which was not published until 1995, almost 50 years after her death in Savannah, Georgia on February 12, 1947, at the age of 84.

Caroline Couper Stiles Lovell (1862-1947) was an American artist, playwright and historical author.
Born during the Civil War on May 7, 1862 in Bartow County, Georgia, she was descended from a family of plantation owners with deep roots in the South. She received her first formal training in art at age 16 at Madame Lefebvre’s School, a French finishing school in Baltimore, where she was a boarding student for two years. In 1884 she married William Starrow Lovell, Jr. (1861-1942) and devoted herself to a career in art. The couple settled in Birmingham, Alabama in 1888, where William pursued various business ventures, whilst Caroline frequently traveled to Manhattan, where she studied at the Art Students League of New York. In 1896, she spent several months in Paris, and during this period, her skill as a miniature painter continued to excel, earning her commissions from many of Birmingham’s social elites and recognition throughout the South.
When failing vision forced Caroline to prematurely retire her paint and brushes, she turned to full-time playwriting. She is best remembered for Prince Charming’s Fate (1903), an operetta in three acts; Wuthering Heights (1914), a play in five acts, adapted from the famous book by Emily Brontë; Swayam-Vara (1916), a one act comedy; The Dust of Death (1929), a play in 3 acts; and Mirage (1929), a play in three acts. In 1932, Caroline earned accolades for her best-selling historical novel, The Golden Isles of Georgia, and in 1933 she penned a memoir of her youth titled The Light of Other Days, which was not published until 1995, almost 50 years after her death in Savannah, Georgia on February 12, 1947, at the age of 84.