The Reign of Law: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields

by James Lane Allen

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385 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1900

About the author

James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work 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."

Reviews

[Susan C Lance · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reflects period after Civil War, but written in 1900. Discusses evolution and its effects on a person.

[Robin Ayres · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scopes trial set in a weeper. Intuitively presents how things change and remain the same. How the young girl whips her young slave with a stick with no empathy whatsoever.