Bücher der Reihe Early American Women Writers

The `sentimental novel', in the tradition established by Samuel Richardson, was very popular in post-revolutionary America. This novel and `Charlotte Temple' were two of the most successful examples.

Like `The Coquette' this novel was immensely popular in its day and was in fact the most popular novel in America until `Uncle Tom's Cabin'.

A novel writen in 1822 concerning the moral and religious development of a young orphan girl in rural New England. An intriguing sketch of the social, political, and religious climate of early America, and of the methods of representation by early women writers.