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xvi, 382 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The collected works of Langston Hughes ; v. 7
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
Collected works of Langston Hughes ;
v. 7.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction -- A note on the text -- [section 1]. Simple speaks his mind (1950) -- pt. 1. Summer time -- 1. Feet live their own life -- 2. Landladies -- 3. Simple prays a prayer -- 4. Conversation on the corner -- 5. Family tree -- 6. A toast to Harlem -- 7. Simple and his sins -- 8. Temptation -- 9. Wooing the muse -- 10. Summer ain't simple -- 11. A word from "Town & country" -- 12. Matter for a book -- 13. Surprise -- 14. Vacation -- pt. 2. Winter time -- 15. Letting off steam -- 16. Jealousy -- 17. Banquet in honor -- 18. After hours -- 19. A veteran falls -- 20. High bed -- 21. Final fear -- 22. There ought to be a law -- 23. Income tax -- 24. No alternative -- 25. Question period -- 26. Lingerie -- 27. Spring time -- pt. 3. Hard times -- 28. Last whipping -- 29. Nickel for the phone -- 30. Equality and dogs -- 31. Seeing double -- 32. Right Simple -- 33. Ways and means -- 34. The law -- 35. Confused -- 36. Something to lean on -- pt. 4. Any time -- 37. In the dark -- 38. For the sake of argument -- 39. Simple pins on medals -- 40. A ball of string -- 41. Blue evening -- 42. When a man sees red -- 43. Race relations -- 44. Possum, race, and face -- 45. A letter from Baltimore. |
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[section 2]. Simple takes a wife (1953) -- pt. 1. Honey in the evening -- 1. Seven rings -- 2. What can a man say? -- 3. Empty room -- 4. Better than a pillow -- 5. Explain that to me -- 6. Baltimore womens -- 7. Less than a damn -- 8. Picture for her dresser -- 9. Cocktail sip -- 10. Apple strudel -- 11. Belles and bells -- 12. Bop -- 13. A hat is a woman -- 14. Formals and funerals -- 15. Science says it's a lie -- 16. Joyce objects -- 17. The necessaries -- 18. Second-hand clothes -- 19. Fancy free -- 20. That powerful drop -- 21. Never no more -- 22. Simply heavenly -- pt. 2. Manna from Heaven -- 23. Midsummer madness -- 24. Morals is her middle name -- 25. Party in the Bronx -- 26. Last thing at night -- 27. They come and they go -- 28. A million - and one -- 29. Two loving arms -- 30. All in the family -- 31. Kick for punt -- 32. Night in Harlem -- 33. Staggering figures -- 34. Tickets and takers -- 35. Subway to Jamaica -- 36. No tea for the fever -- 37. That word black -- 38. Boys, birds, and bees -- 39. On the warpath -- 40. A hearty Amen -- 41. Colleges and color -- 42. Psychologies -- 43. Must have a seal -- 44. Shadow of the blues -- pt. 3. Sassafras in spring -- 45. Nothing but roomers -- 46. Here comes old me -- 47. Strictly for charity -- 48. Once in a wife-time -- 49. Whiter than snow -- 50. Simple Santa -- 51. Present for Joyce -- 52. Christmas song -- 53. Tied in a bow -- 54. Sometimes I wonder -- 55. Dear Dr. Butts -- 56. Castles in the sand -- 57. Four rings -- 58. Simply love -- Notes -- Index of titles. |
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African American boys -- Fiction.
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City and town life -- Fiction.
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African American churches -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
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Independent churches -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
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Kansas -- Fiction.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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Bildungsromans.
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Religious fiction.
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| Added Author |
Harper, Donna.
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| ISBN |
0826213707 |
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