James Lane Allen

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found: Wikipedia, viewed August 25, 2016 (James Allen Lane (December 21, 1849--February 18, 1925); American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work 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"; born near Lexington, Kentucky; graduated from Transylvania University in 1872; in 1893 Allen moved to New York City, where he lived until his death) {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lane_Allen}