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Gath's Literary Work and Folk: And Other Selected Writings of George Alfred Townsend
Gath's Literary Work and Folk And Other Selected Writings of George Alfred Townsend Author:Jerry Shields This book, while part of a long-term effort to gain greater recognition for Delaware writers and their works, had its genesis three years ago when the editor-publisher of Collecting Delaware Books, asked if I would write something on a lower-Delaware author for his newsletter. I chose George Alfred Townsehnd since his book The Entailed Hat is pr... more »obably the best-known novel ever written about the Delmarva Peninsula. I knew little else about "Gath," as he called himself, except that he had been born in Georgetown and won fame as a newspaper writer in Victorian times. But I was curious to learn more and this book grew out of this attempted newsletter article, once I realized he'd written more than I had known and several pieces had never been printed and those that had were nearly all rare and hard to find.« less