Paul Laurence Dunbar

Author Information
Paul Laurence Dunbar's Latest Book

Newest Release

  • Bibliography:
    26 Books
  • First Book:
    December 1999
  • Latest Book:
    April 2014
  • Author Rating:
  • Share:

Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • The Sport of the Gods

    A landmark in African-American literature, this powerful turn-of-the-century novel was among the first realistic depictions of ghetto life and language. Written by a renowned poet, essayist, and lecturer who was the son of former slaves, its fictiona...

  • The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar

    This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...

  • The Boy and the Bayonet

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • Cahoots

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • A Defender of the Faith

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • The Home-Coming of 'Rastus Smith

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • The Interference of Patsy Ann

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 â€" February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War...

  • The Lynching of Jube Benson

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • A Matter of Doctrine

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...



  • The Mission of Mr. Scatters

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • Old Abe's Conversion

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • One Christmas at Shiloh

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 â€" February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War...

  • The Promoter

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • The Scapegoat

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 â€" February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War...

  • Schwalliger's Philantropy

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • The Triumph of Ol' MIS' Pease

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • The Wisdom of Silence

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, ...

  • The Fanatics

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefo...

  • Folks from Dixie

    • / Literary
    • Buy Buy

    Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 â€" 1906) was an African-American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar started to wr...



  • Heart of Happy Hollow

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    A historic collection of perceptive tales from a luminary of nineteenth-century literatureFirst published in 1904, The Heart of Happy Hollow features sixteen short stories that provide rare glimpses into the lives of African Americans after the Civil...

  • In Old Plantation Days

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    "This early work is Paul Laurence Dunbar s 1903 novel, In Old Plantation Days . Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 1906) was an African-American novelist, poet, and dramatist during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This fantastic novel expl...

  • Love of Landry

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

  • Speakin' O' Christmas

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

  • The Strength Of Gideon And Other Stories

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    The title story of this 1899 collection by the well-known poet follows a slave woman name Cassie and her baby boy Gideon, named after the Biblical warrior that his mother heard about in church. Other stories include “Mammy Peggy’s Pride,” “Vi...

  • The Uncalled

    • / Literary
    • Buy Buy

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefo...

  • When Malindy Sings

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Paul Laurence Dunbar has published 26 books.

Paul Laurence Dunbar does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Cahoots, was published in April 2014.

The first book by Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Sport of the Gods, was published in December 1999.

No. Paul Laurence Dunbar does not write books in series.
No ads, please...

$20 / year

FictionDB Premium Membership

Subscribe