The White Castle of Louisiana

by M.R. Ailenroc

Diary of the daughter of John Hampden Randolph, owner of Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana. Cornelia used M.R. Ailenroc (her first name spelled backwards and her maiden and married initials) as a pseudonym.

This is a reproduction of the book published by John P. Morton & Company, Louisville, Kentucky 1903.

Genres: History

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Michael Lunsford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating look into the bygone Victorian era. It's remarkable how subtle things were translated back then. In one instance a young girl pressed a flower in a book, and by so doing was thought to be announcing her engagement to its presenter.

Also, includes an original account of the Brother Rabbit "Tar Baby" story (Similar to "Briar" Rabbit as it appears in the Disney movie, Song of the South).

Four stars because it did jump around quite a bit. It's actually several books in one, rather thrown together without much regard for order. Also note some of the old slave dialect was presented as accurate as possible; such parts refusing to be quickly read.

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was written by the daughter of John Hampden Randolph about growing up at Nottaway in Louisiana. She presents an innocents view of plantation life in the middle 1800s prior to the civil war.