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The Burial of the Guns

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By Thomas Nelson Page
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A series of Southern sketches that move between domestic recollection and wartime episode, portraying aging households, decaying plantations, and the lingering rites of soldierly duty after the war. Episodes center on figures such as a proud spinster guarding an ancestral home and an elderly artillery officer holding a mountain pass, and they dwell on memory, loss, loyalty, and the quiet endurance of local customs. The tone balances nostalgia, melancholy, and gentle humor while emphasizing atmosphere and small, vividly observed details.

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NOTES:

     Thomas Nelson Page is known primarily for his short stories.
     1853.  Born at Oakland Plantation, in Hanover County, Virginia.
     1872.  Graduated from Washington and Lee University.
     1874.  Received his degree in law from the University of Virginia.
     1922.  Died.

Some books by Thomas Nelson Page:

     In Ole Virginia.
     Meh Lady.  A Story of the War.
     Marse Chan.  A Tale of Old Virginia.
     The Burial of the Guns.
     Elsket and Other Stories.
     Newfound River.
     The Old South.
     Polly.  A Christmas Recollection.
     Among the Camps.  Young People’s Stories of the War.
     Two Little Confederates.
     “Befo’ de War.”  Echoes of Negro Dialect.  (with A. C. Gordon)