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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... sure to prove your best friend , " for like Avis Dobell in The Story of Avis , she discovers that its distance from the house is a sure - fire way to avoid interruption of the domestic kind . 80 Although there is evidence that Elizabeth ...
... sure to prove your best friend , " for like Avis Dobell in The Story of Avis , she discovers that its distance from the house is a sure - fire way to avoid interruption of the domestic kind . 80 Although there is evidence that Elizabeth ...
Page 77
... sure , when the child's little fingers fumbled feebly over her face , she thought that his hands were soft , thought of Marthy and her baby , and so was reminded of 23 , and of being reported as a vagrant , and that it was quite time to ...
... sure , when the child's little fingers fumbled feebly over her face , she thought that his hands were soft , thought of Marthy and her baby , and so was reminded of 23 , and of being reported as a vagrant , and that it was quite time to ...
Page 239
... all ? I'm sure I can love you quite as much without rings ” ( 56 ) . Once she gives in to wearing the ring , she says that the ring " seems to cut into my finger , and to eat my flesh like fire . The True Woman and Man⚫ 239.
... all ? I'm sure I can love you quite as much without rings ” ( 56 ) . Once she gives in to wearing the ring , she says that the ring " seems to cut into my finger , and to eat my flesh like fire . The True Woman and Man⚫ 239.
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 |