A Comprehensive Study of American Writer Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1844-1911: Art for Truth's SakeEdwin Mellen Press, 2003 - 291 pages This work examines the novels, essays, and short stories of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps within their cultural/historical context. It examines the social climate and reform movements during Phelps' writing career, and shows how she was a woman ahead of her time in the 19th century. |
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Page 53
... Bayard was accused of being " unsound . " " Like Merriam , Bayard is well- respected and supported , at least by a certain contingent of the local population . However , Professor Carruth , who admires Bayard's preaching and scholarship ...
... Bayard was accused of being " unsound . " " Like Merriam , Bayard is well- respected and supported , at least by a certain contingent of the local population . However , Professor Carruth , who admires Bayard's preaching and scholarship ...
Page 56
... Bayard is successful . Many former drunks , par- ticularly Job Slip , fall under Bayard's spell and , convinced that alcohol is hurting their health , their families , and their relationship with God , they give up drinking . Bayard is ...
... Bayard is successful . Many former drunks , par- ticularly Job Slip , fall under Bayard's spell and , convinced that alcohol is hurting their health , their families , and their relationship with God , they give up drinking . Bayard is ...
Page 149
... Bayard does not at this time recognize the incident as being anything more than an isolated incident . It is not until the shipwreck of the Clara Em that Bayard comes to understood the " evil " of alcohol in the lives of these local ...
... Bayard does not at this time recognize the incident as being anything more than an isolated incident . It is not until the shipwreck of the Clara Em that Bayard comes to understood the " evil " of alcohol in the lives of these local ...
Contents
The Literary Life of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps | 1 |
Phelps | 27 |
The Fingers of the World | 61 |
Copyright | |
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Contesting the Past, Reconstructing the Nation: American Literature and ... Ben Railton No preview available - 2007 |