Strong Hearts

by George Washington Cable

This collection of short stories has a singular theme--it probes the strengthof spirit and of heart throughout each tale.

214 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1899

About the author

George Washington Cable was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native Louisiana.

Reviews

[Miles Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strong Hearts in a collection of two short stories and one novella. The Solitary is among the best southern short stories ever written. The Entomologist explores themes of sacrifice, sin, and redemption in a way that powerfully foreshadows Christian writers, especially Roman Catholics, of British and American writers of the mid-20th Century. This is especially interesting because Cable remained a Presbyterian throughout his life. One cannot read The Entomologist and not recall the works of Greene, Waugh, and other traditionalist-type Protestant and Roman Catholic authors.

[Tocotin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh well. Sentimentalism galore. The only good part of the book was "The Taxidermist", and even that got worse at the end.