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Further E. K. Means / Is This a Title? It Is Not. It Is the Name of a Writer of Negro Stories, Who Has Made Himself So Completely the Writer of Negro Stories That This Third Book, Like the First and Second, Needs No Title

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A collection of comic short stories narrated in a regional vernacular that sketches life in a rural community through episodic, character-driven scenes. Humorous mishaps, tall-tale exaggeration, and everyday routines revolve around children, eccentric elders, and neighbors, with recurring motifs of mischief, pride, and gentle satire. Each vignette functions as a standalone scene, using lively dialect, vivid portraiture, and situational comedy to illuminate social rhythms and interpersonal foibles. Illustrations accompany many pieces, and the book emphasizes light-hearted entertainment and local color rather than a single continuous narrative.

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Title: Further E. K. Means

Author: E. K. Means

Illustrator: E. W. Kemble

Release date: January 11, 2020 [eBook #61149]
Most recently updated: October 17, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FURTHER E. K. MEANS ***

By E. K. Means

E. K. Means
More E. K. Means
Further E. K. Means

“Dey calls me Little Bit.”
Drawn by E. W. Kemble.


 

FURTHER
E.  K.  MEANS

 

Is this a title? It is not. It is the name of a writer of negro stories, who has made himself so completely the writer of negro stories that this third book, like the first and second, needs no title.

ILLUSTRATED BY
KEMBLE
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press

Copyright, 1921
BY
E. K. MEANS

 

The
Buscherbucher
Press
New York

Printed in the United States of America