Madame Delphine

Name: Madame Delphine
Author: George Washington Cable

by George Washington Cable

Novella of a free woman of color navigating racial codes in antebellum New Orleans

Find on Amazon

About the author

George Washington Cable

George Washington Cable was the foremost local colorist of Creole Louisiana, whose fiction celebrated the complex, multiracial culture of New Orleans. His frank treatment of racial injustice made him controversial in the South.

More by George Washington Cable

The GrandissimesNovel set in New Orleans exploring aristocratic families and the legacy of slavery
Old Creole DaysStory collection of Creole characters and life in post-Civil War Louisiana
Dr. SevierNovel of a physician treating rich and poor alike in Civil War-era New Orleans
BonaventureStory set in Louisiana exploring relationships and social boundaries