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A New-England Tale

By: Catharine Maria Sedgwick

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Jane Elton, orphaned as a young girl, goes to live with her aunt Mrs. Wilson, a selfish and overbearing woman who practices a repressive Calvinism. In their rural New England village, Jane grows up yearning to break free from Mrs. Wilson's tyranny and find her place as a citizen of the evolving American Republic. She is helped by her encounters with characters who embody various shadings of moral, religious, and civic virtue: the affectionate servant Mary Hull, a pious Methodist; Mr. Lloyd, a kind Quaker; Crazy Bet, emotional, sympathetic, but deeply unstable; and Old John, bereaved but wise. Ultimately, A New-England Tale is about the connection between parenting and governing, and the key role women play in shaping a fledgling nation. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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0142437123

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9780142437124

Tales of City Life. I. The City Clerk II. "Life is Sweet"

By: Catharine Maria Sedgwick

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Tales of City Life. I. The City Clerk II. "Life is Sweet"

By: Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Tales of City Life" is a is a 1861 work by Catharine Maria Sedgwick. It comprises two short stories, "The City Clerk" and "'Life is Sweet'", both of which offer the reader an authentic insight into day-to-day city life in nineteenth-century America. This book is highly recommended for those with an interest in American history, and it is not to be missed by fans of Sedgwick's work. Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789 - 1867) was an American novelist and prominent supporter of Republican motherhood whose work is frequently referred to as "domestic fiction". Other notable works by this author include: "Hope Leslie" (1827), "The Linwoods" (1835), "Live and Let Live" (1837). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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Read Books Ltd

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1473344484

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9781473344488

The Linwoods, Or, "Sixty Years Since" in America

By: Catharine Maria Sedgwick

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The Linwoods, Or, "Sixty Years Since" in America

By: Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Back in Print -- A historical romance set during the American Revolution.

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UPNE

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1584651539

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9781584651536

Hope Leslie

Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts

By: Catharine Maria Sedgwick

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Hope Leslie

Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts

By: Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Set in seventeenth-century New England, Hope Leslie (1827) portrays early American life and celebrates the role of women in building the republic. A counterpoint to the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, it challenges the conventional view of Indians, tackles interracial marriage and cross-cultural friendship, and claims for women their rightful place in history. At the center of the novel are two friends. Hope Leslie, a spirited thinker in a repressive Puritan society, fights for justice for the Indians and asserts the independence of women. Magawisca, the passionate daughter of a Pequot chief, braves her father's wrath to save a white man and risks her freedom to reunite Hope with her long-lost sister, captured as a child by the Pequots and now married to Magawisca's brother. Amply plotted, with unforgettable characters, Hope Leslie is a rich, compelling, deeply satisfying novel.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813512220

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Book's by Catharine M. Sedgwick

A New-England Tale

A New-England Tale

Tales of City Life. I. The City Clerk II. "Life is Sweet"

Tales of City Life. I. The City Clerk II. "Life is Sweet"

The Linwoods, Or, "Sixty Years Since" in America

The Linwoods, Or, "Sixty Years Since" in America

Hope Leslie

Hope Leslie

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