The Female Prose Writers of America: With Portraits, Biographical Notices, and Specimens of their Writings

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The Female Prose Writers of America by John Seely Hart
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Title Page

Copyright Notice

Preface



[ xi ]
CONTENTS.


CATHERINE M. SEDGWICK:

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      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 17
      MAGNETISM AMONG THE SHAKERS 19
      THE SABBATH IN NEW ENGLAND 24

ELIZA LESLIE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 26
      AUTOBIOGRAPHY 27
      MRS. DERRINGTON'S RECEPTION DAY 32

CAROLINE GILMAN:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 49
      AUTOBIOGRAPHY 49

SARAH HALL:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 58
      ON FASHION 60

MARIA J. McINTOSH:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 63
      TWO PORTRAITS 69

LYDIA H. SIGOURNEY:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 76
      THE LOST CHILDREN 84
      I HAVE SEEN AN END OF ALL PERFECTION 90

SARAH J. HALE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 93
      WOMAN'S RECORD 95
      THE MODE 96

LOUISA C. TUTHILL:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 100
      DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE UNITED STATES 103

CAROLINE M. KIRKLAND:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 105
      THE MYSTERY OF VISITING 106

[ xii ]

LYDIA M. CHILD:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 116
      OLE BUL 118
      THE UMBRELLA GIRL 122

EMMA O. EMBURY:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 128
      TWO FACES UNDER ONE HOOD 129

MARY S. B. SHINDLER:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 142
      A DAY IN NEW YORK 147

CAROLINE LEE HENTZ:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 151
      AUNT PATTY'S SCRAP BAG 154

HANNAH ADAMS:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 161
      THE GNOSTICS 162

ELIZABETH F. ELLET:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 166
      MARY SLOCUMB 167

E. OAKES SMITH:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 178
      THE MYSTERY OF THE MOUNTAIN 179
      THE ANGEL AND THE MAIDEN 183

LOUISA S. McCORD:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 187
      THE RIGHT TO LABOUR 187

ANN S. STEPHENS:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 193
      THE QUILTIN PARTY 194

FRANCES S. OSGOOD:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 200
      THE MAGIC LUTE 201

ELIZABETH C. KINNEY:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 208
      OLD MAIDS 209
      THE SONNET 211

HARRIET FARLEY:
      BIOGRPAHICAL NOTICE 215
      ABBY'S YEAR IN LOWELL 217

MARY H. EASTMAN:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 226
      SHA-CO-PEE; THE ORATOR OF THE SIOUX 227

S. MARGARET FULLER:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 237
      A SHORT ESSAY ON CRITICS 239

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 246
      THE TEA ROSE 246

[ xiii ]

SARA H. BROWNE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 254
      A SALUTATION TO FREDRICK BREMER 257

MARIA J. B. BROWNE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 260
      LOOKING UP IN THE WORLD 262

ELIZABETH BOGART:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 274
      ARTHUR MOWBRAY 276
      RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD 279

JANE ELIZABETH LARCOMBE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 280
      THOUGHTS BY THE WAYSIDE 280

EMILY C. JUDSON:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 283
      LUCY DUTTON 284
      MY FIRST GRIEF 290

SARA J. CLARKE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 292
      A DREAM OF DEATH 294
      EXTRACT ROM A LETTER 298

ANNE C. LYNCH:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 302
      FREDRIKA BREMER 305

MARY E. HEWITT:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 312
      A LEGEND OF IRELAND 313

ALICE B. NEAL:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 321
      THE CHILD LOVE 323

CLARA MOORE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 335
      THE YOUNG MINISTER'S CHOICE 336

ANN E. PORTER:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 345
      COUSIN HELEN'S BABY 346

E. W. BARNES:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 353
      THE YOUNG RECTOR 353

ANNE T. WILBUR:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 360
      ALICE VERNON 361

ELIZA L. SPROAT:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 367
      THE ENCHANTED LUTE {{smaller|367}

MARY SPENSER PEASE:
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 371
      THE WITCH-HAZEL 371
      THE SISTERS 371

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SUSAN FENIMORE COOPER
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 379
      SPIDERS 379
      HUMMING-BIRDS 381
      WEEDS 384

ELIZABETH WETHERELL
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 387
      LITTLE ELLEN AND THE SHOPMAN 388

CAROLINE ORNE
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 396
      DOCTOR PLUMLEY 398

CAROLINE MAY
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 401
      HANDEL 401
      LUCRETIA AND MARGARET DAVIDSON 402

JULIA C. R. DORR
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 407
      HILLSIDE COTTAGE 408

MARY ELIZABETH MORAGNE
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 413
      THE HUGUENOT TOWN 415

MARY ELIZABETH LEE
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 418
      EXTRACT FROM A LETTER 420

MARY J. WINDLE
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 423
      ALICE HEATH'S INTERVIEW WITH CROMWELL 424

FRANCES B. M. BROTHERSON
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 430
      THE OLD AND THE NEW YEAR 430


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