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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... heaven reflects the conventional religious view , a view which has been created based on a few Biblical scriptures where those in heaven are seen standing in white robes and singing and glorifying God . Mary discovers that this view of ...
... heaven reflects the conventional religious view , a view which has been created based on a few Biblical scriptures where those in heaven are seen standing in white robes and singing and glorifying God . Mary discovers that this view of ...
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... heaven . One girl imagines , unhappily , that heaven is a dreary place where everyone just stands around . Another exclaims , " I always just sup- posed ... that you just floated round in heaven - you know - all together- something like ...
... heaven . One girl imagines , unhappily , that heaven is a dreary place where everyone just stands around . Another exclaims , " I always just sup- posed ... that you just floated round in heaven - you know - all together- something like ...
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... heaven , Esmerald is ready to meet her half- way . Of the three utopian novels , The Gates Between is most clearly illustrative of the heavenly realm and is also the most clearly critical of the message society sends to humankind ...
... heaven , Esmerald is ready to meet her half- way . Of the three utopian novels , The Gates Between is most clearly illustrative of the heavenly realm and is also the most clearly critical of the message society sends to humankind ...
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 |