Quotes by James Lane Allen

About James Lane Allen:


James Lane Allen is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. Allen has been described as "Kentucky's first important novelist."

Author Bio


  • NameJames Lane Allen
  • DescriptionNovelist and writer
  • BornDecember 21, 1849
  • DiedFebruary 18, 1925
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist