Robert McBlair
Robert McBlair (1888 - 1976) was a novelist and poet in the United States.[1][2] He wrote pulp fiction stories published in various magazines and a novel about a negatively stereotyped African American man in the south.[3][4] His stories helped propagate negative stereotypes of African Americans.[1]
He was from Virginia and lived in New York.[5] He married Gretchen Frick of Janesville, Wisconsin.
His novel Mister Fish Kelly was described as offering a darker side of Norfolk, stealthy humor, and "darky dialect".[6] The book was described as depicting "Negro life" accurately but humorously.[7]
McBlair also wrote poetry.[8][9][10][11]
Works[edit]
- "After Thirty Years", Black Cat magazine[12]
- Mister Fish Kelly ; a novel, D. Appleton and company, New York (1924), from stories published in The Popular Magazine[1]
- Black Gold[13] (1929)[14][15]
- The Hanging of Cabell Braxton[16] (1930)[17]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Drew, Bernard A. (April 2, 2015). Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters. McFarland. ISBN 9781476616100 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kaleidograph; a National Magazine of Poetry". October 5, 1933 – via Google Books.
- ^ Drew, Bernard A. (April 2, 2015). Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters. McFarland. ISBN 9781476616100 – via Google Books.
- ^ Snaith, John Collis (May 5, 1925). "Thus Far". D. Appleton – via Google Books.
- ^ "Forum and Century". Forum Publishing Company. May 5, 1930 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Saturday Review". Saturday Review Company. October 5, 1924 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gibbs, George (October 5, 1924). "Sackcloth and Scarlet". D. Appleton – via Google Books.
- ^ McBlair, Robert (1926). "Poet Laureate of Albemarle County". Poetry. 29 (1): 26. JSTOR 20575750 – via JSTOR.
- ^ McBlair, Robert (1926). "Ancestral Oil Portrait". Poetry. 29 (1): 27–28. JSTOR 20575753 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "JSTOR: Search Results".
- ^ "Saturday Review". Saturday Review Company. October 5, 1932 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Black Cat". Shortstory Publishing Company. May 5, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Publishers Weekly". F. Leypoldt. May 5, 1929 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Wisconsin Library Bulletin". Division of Library Services, Department of Public Instruction. May 5, 1929 – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (May 5, 1929). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1929". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
- ^ "Publishers' Circular". May 5, 1936 – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (May 5, 1931). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1930". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.