The Complete Works of James Lane Allen James Lane Allen was an 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.

This collection includes the following: A Cathedral Singer Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame The Reign of Law The Last Christmas Tree The Doctor's Christmas Eve The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky The Kentucky Warbler Flute and Violin and other Kentucky Tales and Romances The Emblems of Fidelity Bride of the Mistletoe A Kentucky Cardinal The Mettle of the Pasture Aftermath