The Power of Sympathy and The CoquettePenguin, 1996 M11 1 - 352 páginas Written in epistolary form and drawn from actual events, Brown’s The Power of Sympathy (1789) and Foster’s The Coquette (1797) were two of the earliest novels published in the United States. Both novels reflect the eighteenth-century preoccupation with the role of women as safekeepers of the young country’s morality. |
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... readers today, Brown's fame rests upon his novel The Power of Sympathy (1789). He was born in Boston, Massachusetts ... reading, needlework, writing, dance, and singing. In the early part of the nineteenth century, Foster contributed to ...
... readers today, Brown's fame rests upon his novel The Power of Sympathy (1789). He was born in Boston, Massachusetts ... reading, needlework, writing, dance, and singing. In the early part of the nineteenth century, Foster contributed to ...
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... excerpt is printed with the permission of the Historical Society. Finally, I'd like to thank Suzanne Begnoche, who assisted in reading proofs of this text. INTRODUCTION WRITING FROM BOSTON to his friend, the famous physician,
... excerpt is printed with the permission of the Historical Society. Finally, I'd like to thank Suzanne Begnoche, who assisted in reading proofs of this text. INTRODUCTION WRITING FROM BOSTON to his friend, the famous physician,
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... reader of Romances. She refused two as good offers of Marriage as she deserved because she aspired higher than to be a Clergyman's Wife—& having coqueted it till past her bloom, fell into criminal indulgencies, proved enceinte [i.e. ...
... reader of Romances. She refused two as good offers of Marriage as she deserved because she aspired higher than to be a Clergyman's Wife—& having coqueted it till past her bloom, fell into criminal indulgencies, proved enceinte [i.e. ...
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... reader's privacy in reading and thinking. Just as a physical object, the book proved fascinating to readers. Interestingly, novels like Brown's and Foster's were themselves part of a seductive marketplace of culture that was shifting ...
... reader's privacy in reading and thinking. Just as a physical object, the book proved fascinating to readers. Interestingly, novels like Brown's and Foster's were themselves part of a seductive marketplace of culture that was shifting ...
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... readers had been treated to their first newspaper representations of a woman's voice on women's issues in a series of essays written by Benjamin Franklin. “I find it a very difficult Matter,” said Franklin's fictional woman character ...
... readers had been treated to their first newspaper representations of a woman's voice on women's issues in a series of essays written by Benjamin Franklin. “I find it a very difficult Matter,” said Franklin's fictional woman character ...
Contenido
PREFACE | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
WORTHY to HARRINGTON | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
Miss HARRIOT FAWCET to Miss MYRA HARRINGTON | |
Miss MYRA HARRINGTON to Mrs HOLMES | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
HARRINGTON to HARRIOT | |
HARRINGTON to HARRIOT | |
HARRIOT to MYRA | |
Mrs HOLMES to Miss HARRINGTON | |
WORTHY to HARRINGTON | |
HARRINGTON to WORTHY | |
WORTHY to MYRA | |
Mrs HOLMES to MYRA | |
Mrs HOLMES to MYRA | |
WORTHY to MYRA | |
HARRIOT to MYRA | |
HARRIOT to MYRA | |
HARRIOT to MYRA | |
MYRA to HARRIOT | |
MYRA to Mrs HOLMES | |
WORTHY to MYRA | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Power of Sympathy and the Coquette William Wells Brown,Hannah Webster Foster Vista previa limitada - 1996 |
The Power of Sympathy and the Coquette William Wells Brown,Hannah Webster Foster Vista previa limitada - 1996 |
The Power of Sympathy and the Coquette William Hill Brown,Hannah Foster Sin vista previa disponible - 2013 |
Términos y frases comunes
acquaintance ADIEU advice affection agreeable American answer appeared attention become believe BOSTON Boyer Brown called cause century character circumstances conduct connection considered continued conversation Coquette daughter dear death desire duty early ELIZA WHARTON engaged esteem expect expressed feel fiction friendship future give hand happiness HARRINGTON heart HOLMES honor hope human idea imagination interest Julia kind lady leave LETTER lines live look LUCY Major Sanford mamma manners married means mind Miss moral nature never novel observed once particular passion perhaps person pleased pleasure polite present published readers reading reason received reflection respect retired Richman scenes seems sensibility sentiments sincere situation social society soon soul taste tears tell thing thought told took virtue walked wish woman women WORTHY write written young