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Negro Tales

by Joseph S. Cotter

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics18 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
18 chapters
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About this book

About this book

In a post-slavery world, a family grapples with the haunting legacy of their past as Caleb confronts the weight of curses, faith, and social survival. Tensions rise amid grief, suspicion, and the struggle for dignity in a harsh new reality.

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Contents

18 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CALEB
03RODNEY
04TESNEY, THE DECEIVED
05REGNAN'S ANNIVERSARY
06"KOTCHIN' DE NINES" (A NEGRO TALE CURRENT IN LOUISVILLE)
07A TOWN SKETCH
08THE STUMP OF A CIGAR
09A RUSTIC COMEDY
10THE JACKAL AND THE LION[1] AN AFRICAN FOLK-LORE TALE
11THE KING'S SHOES
12HOW MR. RABBIT SECURES A PRETTY WIFE AND RICH FATHER-IN-LAW

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