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 77
... happy wife and mother , Marthy , recognizing that this " must be a very happy house " ( 54 ) . For the first time , Nixy sees the image of the " true woman " as de- scribed by Barbara Welter , one who is happy and contented in her ...
... happy wife and mother , Marthy , recognizing that this " must be a very happy house " ( 54 ) . For the first time , Nixy sees the image of the " true woman " as de- scribed by Barbara Welter , one who is happy and contented in her ...
Page 103
... happy life , " despite the difficul- ties . Ellen Jane elaborates : " Henry and me have had a happy life - him a fisher- man , me a washer - woman - six children — and Rafé - and poor . Well , there ! there's been times poor don't say ...
... happy life , " despite the difficul- ties . Ellen Jane elaborates : " Henry and me have had a happy life - him a fisher- man , me a washer - woman - six children — and Rafé - and poor . Well , there ! there's been times poor don't say ...
Page 229
... happy marriage , he does not live long enough after their marriage to make her unhappy . After all , many of the marriages in Phelps's novels seem happy — in the beginning . It is only after the reality of the relationship sets in ...
... happy marriage , he does not live long enough after their marriage to make her unhappy . After all , many of the marriages in Phelps's novels seem happy — in the beginning . It is only after the reality of the relationship sets in ...
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 |