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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452103503321

Autore

Sedgwick Catharine Maria <1789-1867.>

Titolo

A New-England tale, or, Sketches of New England character and manners [[electronic resource] /] / Catharine Maria Sedgwick  ; edited and with an introduction by Victoria Clements ; foreword by Cathy N. Davidson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995

ISBN

1-280-52774-9

0-19-802535-1

1-4294-0124-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Collana

Early American women writers

Altri autori (Persone)

ClementsVictoria <1956->

Disciplina

813/.2

Soggetti

Orphans - New England

Girls - New England

Electronic books.

New England Social life and customs Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxi-xxxii).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; Note on the Text; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgments; A New-England Tale

Sommario/riassunto

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.