Category Archives: Erskine, Payne
Payne Erskine. A Girl of the Blue Ridge. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1915.
Lurry Bab’s future is bleak, almost Dickensian. When Lurry’s mother dies from her husband’s violence and neglect, Lurry takes her infant brother and runs away from home. Daniel McEwen, an old hermit who rescues Lurry, had a history with Lurry’s … Continue reading
Filed under 1910-1919, 1915, Coast, Erskine, Payne, Mountains, Novels to Read Online
Payne Erskine. The Mountain Girl. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1912.
The healthful climate of the North Carolina mountains attracts the ailing English physician David Thryng. Dr. Thryng is a young man, from a good family. He becomes enchanted by the people, the beauty, and the folkways of the mountains (all … Continue reading
Filed under 1910-1919, 1912, Erskine, Payne, Mountains, Novels to Read Online
Payne Erskine. When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads: A Story of the Seventies. Boston: Little, Brown, 1901.
Although this novel is set in the mountains of western North Carolina, plantation slavery is presented is part of the local heritage and figures in the plot. The shoe is on the other foot when John Marshall returns to his … Continue reading
Filed under 1900-1909, 1901, Buncombe, Erskine, Payne, Mountains, Novels to Read Online
