num_pages: 160
description: Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858-1932)-African-American educator, lawyer, and activist-was the most prominent black prose author of his day. The Wife of His Youth (1899) was Chesnutt's second collection of short stories, drawing upon his mixed race heritage.
language: English
title: The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays
titlecomplete: The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays
genres: Fiction, African American, Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Race, 19th Century, African American Literature, Historical, American, Classics
ratings_count: 299
publisher: Echo Library