
The Power of Sympathy and The Coquette
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-14-043468-2 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
375 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-043468-2 (9780140434682)
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William Hill Brown | Hannah Webster Foster
The Power of Sympathy and The Coquette
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William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was born a slave, escaped to the North and then to England, and became one of the most prominent abolitionists of his time. During his prolific literary career, Brown was a pioneer in several different genres, including travel writing, fiction, and drama.