The Power of Sympathy and The CoquettePenguin, 01.11.1996 - 352 Seiten 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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... Boston, Massachusetts, to clockmaker Gawen Brown and Elizabeth Hill Adams Brown, Gawen Brown's third wife. Brown's publishing career seems to have begun in 1787, when his verse epistle “Shays to Shattuck” was printed in the ...
... Boston, Massachusetts, to clockmaker Gawen Brown and Elizabeth Hill Adams Brown, Gawen Brown's third wife. Brown's publishing career seems to have begun in 1787, when his verse epistle “Shays to Shattuck” was printed in the ...
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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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William Wells Brown, Hannah Webster Foster. INTRODUCTION. WRITING FROM BOSTON to his friend, the famous physician, moralist, and educator, Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, Jeremy Belknap reported on August 16, 1788, “In one of our ...
William Wells Brown, Hannah Webster Foster. INTRODUCTION. WRITING FROM BOSTON to his friend, the famous physician, moralist, and educator, Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, Jeremy Belknap reported on August 16, 1788, “In one of our ...
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... Boston beginning in 1778. The Advice seems originally to have appeared in French under the title Derniers adieux de la maréchal de **** a ses enfants, attributed to LouisAntoine de Caraccioli (17191803); it was translated into English ...
... Boston beginning in 1778. The Advice seems originally to have appeared in French under the title Derniers adieux de la maréchal de **** a ses enfants, attributed to LouisAntoine de Caraccioli (17191803); it was translated into English ...
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... Boston. Yet Brown's name was not clearly associated with the novel until late in the nineteenth century. Indeed, for much of the nineteenth century (until a niece of Brown presented uncontestable information to the contrary), it was ...
... Boston. Yet Brown's name was not clearly associated with the novel until late in the nineteenth century. Indeed, for much of the nineteenth century (until a niece of Brown presented uncontestable information to the contrary), it was ...
Inhalt
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 | |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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