| A New-England Tale; Or, Sketches of New-England Character and Manners Revised Edition Contributor(s): Sedgwick, Catharine Maria (Author), Clements, Victoria (Editor), Davidson, Cathy N. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0195093275 ISBN-13: 9780195093278 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: The Early American Women Writers series offers rare works of fiction by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women, each reprinted in its entirety, each with a foreword by General Editor Cathy N. Davidson, who places the novel in a historical and literary perspective. Written in 1822, A New-England Tale is the first of the many novels, tales, and short magazine pieces Catharine Sedgwick published during her lifetime. The story of an orphan girl in rural New England and the moral trials she faces as she grows up, this early example of the popular nineteenth-century women's novel provides a unique look at the religious and social climate at this crucial period in America's national development. Addressing many of the complex religious, political, and philosophical issues of the time, as well as concerns of the woman writer, A New-England Tale is a classic story of a young woman's moral and material triumphs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Social Science | Women's Studies - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 94043033 |
| Series: Early American Women Writers |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.18" W x 7.72" (0.37 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written in 1822, Catharine Sedgwick's first novel concerns the moral and religious development of a young orphan girl in rural New England. It provides an intriguing sketch of the social, political and religious climate of early America. |