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Odd Leaves From The Life Of A Louisiana Swamp Doctor

Odd Leaves From The Life Of A Louisiana Swamp Doctor

Tensas, Madison

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HumorGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354506208
ISBN13: 9789354506208
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Where the cypress shadows deepen, a doctor keeps his wit sharp. Laughter rises from the bayou. Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana Swamp Doctor is a humorous short story collection of American literary sketches, told in the rough-and-ready voice of a practising physician on the edge of settlement. These Louisiana swamp doctor tales mix medical humour anecdotes with frontier humour stories, capturing rustic southern folk life as it jostles with sickness, swagger, superstition, and sudden reversals of fortune. The comedy is brisk and sly, with a storyteller's eye for human vanity and the absurdities of making do. Behind the laughs lies keen observation: the precariousness of health, the theatre of bedside manners, and the resilience of communities shaped by river, weather, and distance. Quick, earthy, unforgettable. Set in an antebellum Louisiana setting within the 19th century American South, these pieces sit close to the American tall tale tradition and the current that would later carry Mark Twain style humour into the mainstream. As public domain classic humour, the book offers a window onto regional speech, early American comic writing, and a vivid social world that is by turns tough and tender. It reads easily in short bursts, yet rewards collectors looking for a complete classic fiction collection that still feels alive on the page. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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