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James Lane Allen Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Dec 21, 1849
  • Died: Feb 18, 1925

James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. Allen has been described as "Kentucky's first important novelist."

You cannot travel within and stand still without. travel

He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure. failure & fear

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 views from Robert Browning

22 views from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 more wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac

53 more wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher