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 90
... Lady " of the story , an in- valid who has not been outside her home since the age of five when she was thrown downstairs by her mother . The " Lady of Shalott " lives in a fantasy world and has difficulty understanding her sister Sary ...
... Lady " of the story , an in- valid who has not been outside her home since the age of five when she was thrown downstairs by her mother . The " Lady of Shalott " lives in a fantasy world and has difficulty understanding her sister Sary ...
Page 138
... lady ! " said Mr. Griggs . " I never had a- lady - kind to me before . " " So that's what's the matter with you , " said Nordhall , dreamily regarding the ex - drunkard . " Sir ? " " It is the strangeness of it , is it , that helps you ...
... lady ! " said Mr. Griggs . " I never had a- lady - kind to me before . " " So that's what's the matter with you , " said Nordhall , dreamily regarding the ex - drunkard . " Sir ? " " It is the strangeness of it , is it , that helps you ...
Page 216
... ladies mar- ried . We watched their whitening hairs and serene faces with a cer- tain pride of sex , not easily to be understood by a man . When we began to think how many times they might have married , the subject assumed sensational ...
... ladies mar- ried . We watched their whitening hairs and serene faces with a cer- tain pride of sex , not easily to be understood by a man . When we began to think how many times they might have married , the subject assumed sensational ...
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 |