Hope Leslie

or, Early Times in the Massachusetts

Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Carolyn L. Karcher, Carolyn L. Karcher

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Penguin Books Ltd
01 November 1998

Literary essays; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); History of the Americas; Social & cultural history

Set in seventeenth-century New England in the aftermath of the Pequod War,Hope Leslienot only chronicles the role of women in building the republic but also refocuses the emergent national literature on the lives, domestic mores, and values of American women.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

By: Catharine Maria Sedgwick
Notes by: Carolyn L. Karcher
Introduction by: Carolyn L. Karcher
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 307g
ISBN: 9780140436761
ISBN 10: 0140436766
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 November 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789-1867) was one of the first American women authors to gain prominence. She was born in Massachusetts, where she set several of her works. She published six novels and later wrote on domestic and social issues.