About this title: Set in Newport, Rhode Island in the 18th century, Stowe's historical novel is both the story of a love triangle and a satire of Calvinism. It also includes Stowe's thoughts on slavery, which would become so vital in her subsequent novel, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780917482120ISBN:0917482123
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. slight stain on frontispiece, slight wear at corners. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 578 p. Harriet Beecher Stowe's New England Novels. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. -No Date--434 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The boards have normal signs of aging w/ bowing. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Description: Good. ---No Jacket. Good 12mo-over 6 3/4"-7 3/4" tall 327 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The boards have light signs of use w/ insect damage on the front gutter. -Publish Place: New York-Size: read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hurst & Co, New York
Description: Good + No DJ. 24mo = 5-6" 434pp. Title page is almost completely loose. Cloth covers are bumped on corners & top/bottom of spine. Some soiling. read more
Description: Good. No Jacket. Good. No Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Not dated, likely early 20th century. Pages somewhat delicate and browned. Hinges cracked, but binding intact. Medium green cloth with maroon and black decorative design on cover and spine. 378 pp. read more
Description: Good. ---327 pages. Interior is clean. Front free page is absent. Boards have light rubbing and bumping to corners and spine ends. Very light signs of use to surface overall. Spine is slightly cocked. -Publish Place: New Jersey-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Edition: Thirtirth Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1887
Description: Fair. No Jacket. General wear. Slanted. Cover worn along edges, frayed at top and bottom of spine, corners bent. Pages spotted at edges. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. L. Burt, NY
Date Published: no date
Description: G-; edgewear; specks of finish missing spine; , no dj. Hardcover, 327pp, front free endpaper missing; rear hinge slightly cracked. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Derby and Jackson, N. Y.
Date Published: 1859
Description: Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. -X-Library with usual library distinctions...library rebound. The hard cover has light shelf wear with a tear to the spine with some fade...........We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by. read more
Edition: NO PRINTING NOTED
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HURST & CO
Description: Good. No Jacket. FICTION. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. 434 pages. maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering. front hinge cracked at chapter 1. contents are clean and secure. after the title page, chapter 1 starts at page 5. if there was a contents page, it's missing. BOOK IS NOT DATED, CIRCA LATE 1800'S OR EARLY 1900'S. read more
Description: Very Good- No Jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. ND Brown cloth w/ black lettering & black & red asters on cvr. Minor wear on ends, quite clean. Inside has frt. hinge cracked, o/w clean & browing. read more
Description: Good. -Not Stated--378 pgs. Interior-nice overall condition with owners name. Cover has light signs of wear with slight spotting and scuffing. -Publish Place: Chicago Il-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" Tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.B. Conkey Company
Date Published: 1904
Description: Good. WB Conkey Chicage publishers undated. Brown boards very solid and unmarked Front cover is lightly bent and book has average shelf wear no DJWe ship Mon-Sat from Pa. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hurst & Company, New York
Description: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. No date. Title page state "Reprinted from the original text as published in the Atlantic Monthly". Very good minus with some browning, slight slant, and inked number on ffep. Decorated brown cloth. read more
"I had only known Harriet Beecher Stowe from Uncle Tom's Cabin. She is still the true abolitionist at heart, but her aim this time is to free people's minds and hearts from the hopelessness of Calvinism. It is, of course, written in a style that is quite archaic and foreign to readers of this century, but the story is beautiful. The description of life in Newport, Rhode Island in the 18th century is beguiling, to say the least. This book is a glimpse of everyday life, at what hour meals were eaten, when to retire for the night, preparations for a wedding, descriptions of clothing. These homely details are coupled with discussions of theology and the freedom of an individual to conduct a quest for God on his or her own terms. The love story in this case serves as a vehicle to unmask a rigid, unyielding theological system that takes the joy out of life. There is the interesting addition of Aaron Burr as the villain in a subplot. It takes a little effort to stick with the story at times, but seeing life in this place and in this time is rewarding."
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