Publisher's Synopsis
The Love of Landry is a novel written by Paul Laurence Dunbar and first published in 1900. The story follows the life of Landry, a young African American man who falls in love with a wealthy white woman named Eugenie. Despite the racial and social barriers of their time, Landry and Eugenie embark on a forbidden romance that challenges their families and communities.As the novel progresses, Landry's love for Eugenie becomes increasingly complicated as he struggles to balance his own desires with the expectations of his family and society. Along the way, he must confront issues of race, class, and identity, as well as the prejudices and injustices that continue to divide America.Through Landry's journey, Dunbar offers a powerful critique of the racial and social hierarchies of his time, while also exploring the complexities of love, identity, and self-discovery. The Love of Landry is a poignant and thought-provoking novel that remains relevant to contemporary discussions of race, class, and social justice.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
