A Carnival Jangle

From the landmark writer and activist of the Harlem Renaissance, Alice Dunbar Nelson, A Carnival Jangle is a powerful and unflinching collection of stories inspired by her early life in New Orleans.

These stories of love, betrayal, and resilience feature an unforgettable cast of characters whose struggles and triumphs bring Creole life in the late nineteenth century vividly to life.

Women navigate the delicate balance between respectability and desire in stories such as “A Carnival Jangle.” Poverty is confronted with honesty and compassion in the moving tales “M’sieu Fortier’s Violin” and “Little Miss Sophie,” while Catholic faith intertwined with Creole spirituality shapes the powerful narratives “The Goodness of St. Rocque” and “Odalie.”

This series of pocket-sized paperbacks celebrates the art of the short story and commemorates the 10th anniversary of Macmillan Collector’s Library. Each volume features a carefully curated selection of stories from a literary giant, including Katherine Mansfield, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Alice Dunbar Nelson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Rabindranath Tagore.