Tales of the South by William Gilmore Simms (University of South Carolina Press, July 1996, 1-57003-086-3, $49.95, 332pp, hc, co) [edited by Mary Ann Wimsatt]
Collection of 12 “fanciful” 19th-century stories about the American South, some supernatural and most with elements of folk tales. There is a chronology of Simms’s life (1806-1870) and works, and an introduction by editor Mary Ann Wimsatt. A trade paperback edition (-087-1, $17.95) was announced but not seen.
- ix · Chronology of William Gilmore Simms’s Life and Works · Various · ms
- 1 · Introduction · Mary Ann Wimsatt · in
- 17 · A Note on the Text · [uncredited] · ms
- 19 · Selected Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. William Gilmore Simms]
- 23 · The Fisherman—A Fact · William Gilmore Simms · ss Southern Literary Gazette 1829
- 32 · Juan Ponce de Leon · William Gilmore Simms · ss Martin Faber, The Story of a Criminal; and Other Tales by William Gilmore Simms, 1837
- 43 · The Plank: A Story of the Sea · William Gilmore Simms · ss Martin Faber, The Story of a Criminal; and Other Tales by William Gilmore Simms, 1837
- 58 · Logoochie; or, The Branch of Sweet Water: A Legend of Georgia · William Gilmore Simms · nv Carl Werner, An Imaginative Story; With Other Tales of Imagination by William Gilmore Simms, G. Adlard, 1838
- 80 · Grayling: or, “Murder Will Out” · William Gilmore Simms · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842
- 110 · The Two Camps: A Legend of the Old North State · William Gilmore Simms · nv The Wigwam and the Cabin by William Gilmore Simms, John Wiley, 1845
- 137 · The Last Wager; or, The Gamester of the Mississippi · William Gilmore Simms · nv The Wigwam and the Cabin by William Gilmore Simms, John Wiley, 1845
- 175 · The Arm-Chair of Tustenuggee: A Tradition of the Catawba · William Gilmore Simms · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book February 1840
- 197 · Oakatibbe; or, The Choctaw Sampson · William Gilmore Simms · nv The Wigwam and the Cabin by William Gilmore Simms, John Wiley, 1845
- 225 · Ephraim Bartlett, The Edisto Raftman · William Gilmore Simms · ss Literary World 1852
- 237 · How Sharp Snaffles Got His Capital and Wife · William Gilmore Simms · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine October 1870
- 280 · “Bald-Head Bill Bauldy,” And How He Went Through the Flurriday Campaign!—A Legend of the Hunter’s Camp · William Gilmore Simms · na Stories and Tales by William Gilmore Simms, University of South Carolina Press, 1974
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