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 94
... hand is , at the very least , uncomfortable , as the worker endures painful feet and back , discovers wet , stinky lint in her hair , eyes , throat , and lungs , and survives burning eyes throughout the day and night . Phelps ends her ...
... hand is , at the very least , uncomfortable , as the worker endures painful feet and back , discovers wet , stinky lint in her hair , eyes , throat , and lungs , and survives burning eyes throughout the day and night . Phelps ends her ...
Page 98
... hands , comparing her own " empty , idle , foolish hands " to the work - worn hands of the laborers ( 139 ) , but her attempts go nowhere . When Perley realizes that she will not be able to influence Maverick to improve the conditions ...
... hands , comparing her own " empty , idle , foolish hands " to the work - worn hands of the laborers ( 139 ) , but her attempts go nowhere . When Perley realizes that she will not be able to influence Maverick to improve the conditions ...
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... hand in hand . The first thing we know the road splits , and , before one can tell what has happened , or why , or how , he is trip- ping down his side of it , she hers , and off they go , " waving their hands for a last farewell " to ...
... hand in hand . The first thing we know the road splits , and , before one can tell what has happened , or why , or how , he is trip- ping down his side of it , she hers , and off they go , " waving their hands for a last farewell " to ...
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 |