The House Behind the Cedars: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The House Behind the Cedars is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell) (1858–1932).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The House Behind the Cedars" by Charles W. Chesnutt is a novel published in 1900. Set in the post-Civil War South, it follows Rena Walden, a young woman of mixed ancestry who leaves home to live as white alongside her brother. When she falls in love with a white aristocrat, the secret of her heritage threatens to destroy everything. The novel explores interracial relations and the complexities of racial identity in America's Reconstruction era.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The House Behind the Cedars
- Author credits: Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell) (1858–1932)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- African American women -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- Didactic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Passing (Identity) -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Racially mixed people -- Fiction
- Racism -- Fiction
- Southern States -- Fiction
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- African American Writers
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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