Hervey Allen

(1889–1949) Writer United States

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Hervey Allen was a writer from the United States, best known for Carolina chansons: legends of the low country.

Quick Facts About Hervey Allen

Born: December 8, 1889
Died: December 28, 1949
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Carolina chansons: legends of the low country

About Hervey Allen

William Hervey Allen Jr. was an American educator, poet, and writer. He is best known for his work Anthony Adverse, regarded by many critics "as the model and precursor of the contemporary American historical novel."

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Hervey Allen

Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.

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Age

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Here the Frenchman, Spaniard, and Englishman all passed, leaving each his legend; and a brilliant and more or less feudal civilization with…

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Aristocracy

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Legends are material to be moulded, and not facts to be recorded.

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Facts

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Local color has a fatal tendency to remain local; but it is also true that the universal often borders on the void

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Borders

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Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages.

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Generations

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Religions change; beer and wine remain.

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Beer

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Southward, two mighty ranges of the Appalachians shouldered their way into the blue distance like tremendous caravans marching across eternity.

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Blue

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In a continent but recently settled, many parts of which have as yet little historical or cultural background, the material for this…

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Background

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Some of the shells brought my heart into my mouth; lying there waiting for them was intolerable. I was sure I was…

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Heart

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Between the villages of Aubiere and Romagnat in the ancient Province of Auvergne there is an old road that comes suddenly over…

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Ancient

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