James Lane Allen
James Lane Allen
James Lane Allenwas an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. Allen has been described as "Kentucky's first important novelist."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth21 December 1849
CountryUnited States of America