The Choir Invisible Explained
| The Choir Invisible |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Novel |
| Publisher: | Macmillan |
| Pub Date: | April 1897 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages: | 361 pp |
The Choir Invisible is a novel by James Lane Allen published in 1897. A bestseller,[1] [2] it was the second-best selling book in the United States for 1897.
A poignant love story, it is set in Kentucky[3] in 1795 and begins with a portion of the poem "The Choir Invisible" by George Eliot.[4] Although criticized for lacking depth, being full of digressions, and "artistically disappointing", it was his most popular novel.[5] An 1897 review in The Atlantic Monthly faulted the book for its "meagre" structure, yet praised its tone and style.[6] The book is often regarded as Allen's best work.[7]
The novel was developed from a novelette Allen published in 1893 titled "John Gray: A Kentucky Tale of the Olden Time".[8]
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Notes and References
- (6 October 1946). Fifty Years of Best Sellers, compiled in Popular Culture
- (19 February 1925). James Lane Allen, Author, Dies at 76: Creator of "The Choir Invisible" Collapses In Roosevelt Hospital From Chronic Insommnia, The New York Times
- Web site: James Lane Allen (1849-1925). The Choir Invisible. Keller, ed. 1917. The Reader's Digest of Books. www.bartleby.com.
- Web site: The Choir Invisible by James Lane Allen. www.gutenberg.org.
- Book: Bottorff, William K.. 69–72. James Lane Allen: A Sketch of His Life & Work. New York. Twayne. 1964 . 252052738 . Twayne's United States authors series . 56 .
- The Atlantic Monthly. 80. 143–44. 1897. Mr. Allen's The Choir Invisible.
- Book: The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. 9: Literature. M. Thomas. Inge. 166. Allen, James Lane. 9781469616643. UNC Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=VymaAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA166. 2014.
- Bottorff, p. 161, note 2.
