A novelist who works on original lines is George W. Cable. He was born
in New Orleans, October 12, 1844. At the age of fourteen necessity
compelled him to seek employment in a store. In 1863 he joined the
Confederate army, serving until the close of the war. Returning to New
Orleans, he became an employee of a mercantile house, and later studied
civil engineering. It was at this time that he began to contribute to
the New Orleans Picayune and was at length given a position on its
editorial staff. He returned to business life, writing in the meantime,
however, for Scribner’s and other magazines. His sketches of Creole
life were so well received that he finally decided to devote himself to
literature. He has produced a number of works whose chief characters
are almost all of the Creole type, is a successful lecturer, and takes
an active interest in religious affairs.