Allen, James Lane 1849-1925
Overview
Works: | 244 works in 1,226 publications in 4 languages and 16,851 library holdings |
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Genres: | Fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc History Christmas stories Short stories Romance fiction Domestic fiction |
Roles: | Author |
Classifications: | PS1034, 813 |
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Most widely held works about
James Lane Allen
- James Lane Allen by William K Bottorff( Book )
- James Lane Allen and the genteel tradition by Grant C Knight( Book )
- Social historians by Harry Aubrey Toulmin( Book )
- James Lane Allen by John Wilson Townsend( Book )
- James Lane Allen and his books( Book )
- James Lane Allen : still Kentucky's greatest writer : an address by John Wilson Townsend( Book )
- With Mr. Allen in New York by John Wilson Townsend( Book )
- James Lane Allen; the address at the unveiling of the Allen Fountain of Youth in Gratz Park, opposite Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., Sunday afternoon, 15 Oct., 1933 by John Wilson Townsend( Book )
- James Lane Allen : a sketch of his life and work, with portrait by Macmillan Publishers( Book )
- James Lane Allen : a sketch of his life and work( Book )
- The collected works of James Lane Allen by John Dudley McCready( Book )
- Frank Norris and James Lane Allen : two views of one world by Warren Bradford Westcott( )
- American novelists by Hamilton Wright Mabie( Book )
- by Otto Arthur Rothert( )
- James Lane Allen : (1849-1925)( )
- James Lane Allen, a classical tragedian by Earl L. W Heck( Book )
- Massillon Alexander Cassidy papers by Massillon Alexander Cassidy( )
- Hunt-Bullock papers by Joseph D Hunt( )
- James Lane Allen by Charles Hanson Towne( Book )
- James Lane Allen and the politics of desire : a study of Summer in Arcady by Amy Johnson( )
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Most widely held works by
James Lane Allen
The choir invisible by
James Lane Allen(
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128 editions published between 1897 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 1,379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Choir Invisible by James Lane Allen, appeared in 1897, and is one of his most popular and pleasing stories. It was enlarged from an earlier story called ‘John Gray.’ Its scene is the Kentucky of a hundred years ago. The hero is John Gray, a schoolmaster and idealist, who, disappointed in his love for Amy Falconer, a pert, pretty, shallow flirt, gradually comes to care for Mrs. Falconer, her aunt, a noble woman in reduced circumstances, who with her husband has left a former stately home in Virginia and come to live in the Kentucky wilderness. She loves him in return with a deep, tender passion that has in it something of the motherly instinct of protection; but, her husband being alive, she conceals her feeling from Gray until after he has departed from Lexington and settled in another State. She then writes him to say she is free--and he replies that he is married. But he tells her in a final letter that she has remained his ideal and guiding star to noble action. The romantic atmosphere and the ideal cast of these two leading characters make the fiction very attractive; and the fresh picturesque descriptions of pioneer life in Kentucky give the tale historical value"--Bartleby.com
128 editions published between 1897 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 1,379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Choir Invisible by James Lane Allen, appeared in 1897, and is one of his most popular and pleasing stories. It was enlarged from an earlier story called ‘John Gray.’ Its scene is the Kentucky of a hundred years ago. The hero is John Gray, a schoolmaster and idealist, who, disappointed in his love for Amy Falconer, a pert, pretty, shallow flirt, gradually comes to care for Mrs. Falconer, her aunt, a noble woman in reduced circumstances, who with her husband has left a former stately home in Virginia and come to live in the Kentucky wilderness. She loves him in return with a deep, tender passion that has in it something of the motherly instinct of protection; but, her husband being alive, she conceals her feeling from Gray until after he has departed from Lexington and settled in another State. She then writes him to say she is free--and he replies that he is married. But he tells her in a final letter that she has remained his ideal and guiding star to noble action. The romantic atmosphere and the ideal cast of these two leading characters make the fiction very attractive; and the fresh picturesque descriptions of pioneer life in Kentucky give the tale historical value"--Bartleby.com
A Kentucky cardinal; a story by
James Lane Allen(
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113 editions published between 1891 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 1850, this novel features a romance between a naturalist and a society girl
113 editions published between 1891 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 1850, this novel features a romance between a naturalist and a society girl
Flute and violin and other Kentucky tales and romances by
James Lane Allen(
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82 editions published between 1891 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
82 editions published between 1891 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The reign of law : a tale of the Kentucky hemp fields by
James Lane Allen(
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50 editions published between 1900 and 2014 in English and held by 747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An historical novel which presents the economic importance of hemp as a early raw material for clothing, maritime ropes, and other cordage products. There is information about the growing and harvesting of hemp in this book
50 editions published between 1900 and 2014 in English and held by 747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An historical novel which presents the economic importance of hemp as a early raw material for clothing, maritime ropes, and other cordage products. There is information about the growing and harvesting of hemp in this book
The mettle of the pasture by
James Lane Allen(
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55 editions published between 1903 and 2014 in English and held by 669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Though James Lane Allen's The Mettle of the Pasture is rife with the lush descriptions and strong sense of place that imbue his previous works, the central focus of this novel is on the complicated nuances of the blossoming love between protagonists Isabel and Rowan, proving that Allen is as skilled in creating unforgettable characters and dramatic tension as he is at depicting the contours of the natural landscape
55 editions published between 1903 and 2014 in English and held by 669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Though James Lane Allen's The Mettle of the Pasture is rife with the lush descriptions and strong sense of place that imbue his previous works, the central focus of this novel is on the complicated nuances of the blossoming love between protagonists Isabel and Rowan, proving that Allen is as skilled in creating unforgettable characters and dramatic tension as he is at depicting the contours of the natural landscape
A Kentucky cardinal ; and Aftermath by
James Lane Allen(
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59 editions published between 1896 and 2012 in English and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1850's rural Kentucky, a naturalist weds a society girl following a tumultuous courtship marred by her jealousy of his interest in birds. After his wife's death, the bereaved husband retreats from society and returns to his studies of nature
59 editions published between 1896 and 2012 in English and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1850's rural Kentucky, a naturalist weds a society girl following a tumultuous courtship marred by her jealousy of his interest in birds. After his wife's death, the bereaved husband retreats from society and returns to his studies of nature
Aftermath. Part second of "A Kentucky cardinal," by
James Lane Allen(
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50 editions published between 1895 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The novel 1894 novel A Kentucky Cardinal was an immediate hit and helped to establish not only the literary reputation of its author, James Lane Allen, but also the ""local color"" movement in American literature, which sought to document and delve into the peculiarities and unique attributes of regional cultures. Aftermath is the sequel to A Kentucky Cardinal and picks up where the previous tale left off
50 editions published between 1895 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The novel 1894 novel A Kentucky Cardinal was an immediate hit and helped to establish not only the literary reputation of its author, James Lane Allen, but also the ""local color"" movement in American literature, which sought to document and delve into the peculiarities and unique attributes of regional cultures. Aftermath is the sequel to A Kentucky Cardinal and picks up where the previous tale left off
The bride of the mistletoe by
James Lane Allen(
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25 editions published between 1909 and 2014 in English and held by 383 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery
25 editions published between 1909 and 2014 in English and held by 383 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery
The doctor's Christmas eve by
James Lane Allen(
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20 editions published between 1910 and 2014 in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the nineteenth-century rural South, country doctors were often much more than just physicians. They played a part in the personal dramas, important milestones, and life-or-death decisions of virtually every family in a fifty-mile radius. In this charming novel, one such doctor reflects on his life over the past year as the holiday season approaches
20 editions published between 1910 and 2014 in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the nineteenth-century rural South, country doctors were often much more than just physicians. They played a part in the personal dramas, important milestones, and life-or-death decisions of virtually every family in a fifty-mile radius. In this charming novel, one such doctor reflects on his life over the past year as the holiday season approaches
Summer in Arcady : a tale of nature by
James Lane Allen(
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40 editions published between 1896 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
40 editions published between 1896 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The landmark by
James Lane Allen(
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12 editions published between 1925 and 1970 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1925 and 1970 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kentucky warbler by
James Lane Allen(
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27 editions published between 1918 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
27 editions published between 1918 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The heroine in bronze, or, A portrait of a girl : a pastoral of the city by
James Lane Allen(
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20 editions published between 1912 and 2010 in English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1912 and 2010 in English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Kentucky cardinal, Aftermath, and other selected works by
James Lane Allen(
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4 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kentucky story, a collection of short stories by
Hollis Summers(
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1 edition published in 1954 in English and held by 243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1954 in English and held by 243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A cathedral singer by
James Lane Allen(
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30 editions published between 1914 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This uplifting novel penned by prominent Kentucky novelist James Lane Allen reminds readers that the most beautiful things in art and in life are often found in the most unexpected places. Young Ashby Truesdale has been blessed with a singing voice of remarkable purity and earnestness, but his family is mired in unspeakable poverty. Will he be able to overcome this hindrance to bring his creative gift to the world?
30 editions published between 1914 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This uplifting novel penned by prominent Kentucky novelist James Lane Allen reminds readers that the most beautiful things in art and in life are often found in the most unexpected places. Young Ashby Truesdale has been blessed with a singing voice of remarkable purity and earnestness, but his family is mired in unspeakable poverty. Will he be able to overcome this hindrance to bring his creative gift to the world?
The sword of youth by
James Lane Allen(
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20 editions published between 1915 and 2010 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dramatic novel by James Lane Allen, "Kentucky's first important novelist, "€The Sword of Youth tells the story of a young boy who is sent to war in 1863 with only a sword for protection
20 editions published between 1915 and 2010 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dramatic novel by James Lane Allen, "Kentucky's first important novelist, "€The Sword of Youth tells the story of a young boy who is sent to war in 1863 with only a sword for protection
The emblems of fidelity : a comedy in letters by
James Lane Allen(
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28 editions published between 1919 and 2015 in English and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
28 editions published between 1919 and 2015 in English and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Gray. A Kentucky tale of the olden time by
James Lane Allen(
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21 editions published between 1892 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1892 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
James Lane Allen by
William K Bottorff(
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3 editions published in 1964 in Undetermined and English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1964 in Undetermined and English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Bottorff, William K. 1931-2007 Author
- Macmillan Company Publisher
- Norwood Press Printer
- J.S. Cushing & Co Printer Compositor
- Knight, Grant C. 1893-1956 Author
- Fenn, Harry 1838-1911
- Earl, J. C.
- Macmillan Publishers Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Thomson, Hugh 1860-1920
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Allen, James L.
Allen, James L. 1849-1925
James Lane Allen Amerikaans romanschrijver (1849-1925)
James Lane Allen escritor americano de romances e contos
James Lane Allen US-amerikanischer Romancier und Schriftsteller
Lane Allen, Jaime 1849-1925
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