In the “Vieux Carré” of New Orleans, the last remnant of old Creole life in the city, Geoffrey Chester, a young lawyer, is struck by the charm of a Creole beauty whom he daily meets on his way to the office. It is love at first sight. But because of the exclusivity of the Creole society to which she belongs, the affair seems destined to be limited to sight. When a bookseller consults him about an old manuscript, Chester finds that Aline Chapdelaines is its owner. The fate of this manuscript and of Chester’s love for Aline is the theme of a most original romance, in this depiction of the old régime of New Orleans, written with the delicacy and beauty for which George W. Cable is known.
About the Author
George Washington Cable was born in New Orleans in 1844, and began his writing career as a columnist and reporter to the New Orleans Picayune. Cable sparked the ire of many of his fellow New Orleanians by writing about the poor treatement of blacks in Louisiana. His books include Old Creole Days, The Creoles of Louisiana, and The Grandissimes, all published by Pelican.
FLOWER OF THE CHAPDELAINES
By George W. Cable
FICTION / Historical
350 pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN: 9781565549746 pb (F)