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Men, Women, and Ghosts

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

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Men, Women, and Ghosts" is a short story collection by Elizabeth Phelps that deals with primarily the supernatural but also a whole host of topics never publicly addressed at the time. Apart from a few stories such as ‘The Day of My Death’, the ghosts here aren’t the stereotypical clanking chains and wailing type, they’re beleaguered, frustrated souls who have suffered great hardship. "One of the Elect" reads like a changeling story, but gradually becomes a tale dealing with sentimentality and the pains of prostitution. One of the strongest tales is ‘Kentucky’s Ghost’, an old sailors tale of bullying and revenge at sea combined with a compelling and gripping narrative. Elizabeth Stuarts Phelps Ward (1844-1911) was one of the first feminist, American writers of the 19th century who vehemently opposed the traditional view of women in society. Much of her views are expressed in her novels, targeting the oppressive contemporary view of marriage and the family unit. Even her marriage to Herbert Ward, a journalist seventeen years her junior, was another act of rebellion against the status-quo. Her novels are primarily focused on the topics of religion and equality, mixing spiritualist themes with poignant social issues. She was a prolific author of more than 50 volumes of fiction, essays, and poetry. Phelps’ most popular works include "The Gates Ajar", "Trixy", "Men, Women, and Ghosts", and "The Silent Partner".

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Lindhardt og Ringhof

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8726624982

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9788726624984

Confessions of a Wife

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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Confessions of a Wife

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, born Mary Gray Phelps, (1844-1911) was an American author. In most of her writings she used her mother's name "Elizabeth Stuart Phelps" as a pseudonym, both before and after her marriage in 1888 to Herbert Dickinson Ward, a journalist seventeen years younger. She also used the pseudonym Mary Adams. She wrote three Spiritualist novels, The Gates Ajar, Between the Gates and Beyond the Gates, and a novella about animal rights, Loveliness. While writing other popular stories, she was also a great advocate, by lecturing and otherwise, for social reform, temperance, and the emancipation of women. She and her husband co-authored two Biblical romances in 1890 and 1891. Her autobiography, Chapters From a Life was published in 1896 after being serialized in McClure's. She also wrote a large number of essays for Harper's.

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1409961966

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9781409961963

A Lost Hero

By: Phelps Ward Elizabeth Stuart

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A Lost Hero

By: Phelps Ward Elizabeth Stuart

Reproduction of the original: A Lost Hero by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, Herbert D. Ward

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3732642739

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9783732642731

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Selected Tales, Essays, and Poems

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Selected Tales, Essays, and Poems

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

The well-educated daughter of a minister, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911) was introduced to writing at a young age, as both her mother and father were published writers. In 1868 she published her first major novel, The Gates Ajar. An international success, the novel sold more than six hundred thousand copies, making it one of the best-selling American works of the nineteenth century. Through the next four decades Phelps published hundreds of essays, tales, and poems, which appeared in every major American periodical, while also writing novels, including Beyond the Gates (1883) and The Gates Between (1887). Phelps’s legacy as an important American writer, however, has been hurt by the seeming contradictions between her life and work. For example, she was an ardent advocate for women’s rights both inside and outside marriage, but her stories seem to glorify the sort of extreme self-sacrifice associated with the most conservative domestic ideology. In this collection, the editors seek to restore Phelps’s reputation by bringing together a diverse collection from the entire body of her lifetime of work. From arguments for suffrage to harrowing tales of Reconstruction, these essays, along with short fiction and poetry, provide a new perspective on a major American writer from the later nineteenth century.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803243979

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9780803243972

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Selected Tales, Essays, and Poems

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Selected Tales, Essays, and Poems

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

The well-educated daughter of a minister, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844_1911) was introduced to writing at a young age, as both her mother and father were published writers. In 1868 she published her first major novel, The Gates Ajar. An international success, the novel sold more than six hundred thousand copies, making it one of the best-selling American works of the nineteenth century. Through the next four decades Phelps published hundreds of essays, tales, and poems, which appeared in every major American periodical, while also writing novels, including Beyond the Gates (1883) and The Gates Between (1887). Phelpsês legacy as an important American writer, however, has been hurt by the seeming contradictions between her life and work. For example, she was an ardent advocate for womenês rights both inside and outside marriage, but her stories seem to glorify the sort of extreme self-sacrifice associated with the most conservative domestic ideology. In this collection, the editors seek to restore Phelpsês reputation by bringing together a diverse collection from the entire body of her lifetime of work. From arguments for suffrage to harrowing tales of Reconstruction, these essays, along with short fiction and poetry, provide a new perspective on a major American writer from the later nineteenth century.

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0803254210

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9780803254213

A Lost Hero

By: Phelps Ward Elizabeth Stuart,Herbert D. Ward

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A Lost Hero

By: Phelps Ward Elizabeth Stuart,Herbert D. Ward

Reproduction of the original: A Lost Hero by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, Herbert D. Ward

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3732642720

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Doctor Zay

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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Doctor Zay

By: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

This classic book is Elizabeth Stuart Phelps' 1882 novel, "Doctor Zay" A lawyer from Boston sustains an injury whilst travelling in Maine. He is rescued by an attractive woman who, mush to his disbelief, is a highly competent doctor. As he realises just how high a level of medical care he is receiving, he begins to fall hopelessly in love with his doctor. A fantastically entertaining a thought-provoking tale, "Doctor Zay" will appeal to fans of feminist literature, and would make for a marvellous addition to any collection. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (1844–1911) was a pioneering feminist American writer. Other notable works by this author include: "A Singular Life" (1895) and "The Gates Ajar" (1868). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare 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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186

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1473365449

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