Romance in Real Life
Historical fiction, Romance, French and American relations.
An historical romance in two parts, focusing first on the Boston childhood of orphan Marie Reynolds/Angely (implied to be the long-lost daughter of a fictionalized Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur), and subsequently on Marie's mysterious meeting with and eventual marriage to a US diplomat.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria. [By the Author of "Redwood."]
The Legendary, edited by Nathaniel Parker Willis, 118-61.
Boston: Samuel G. Goodrich
1828 [pub. 1827]
Esther Hagan, Savvy Myles, and Angelica Tijerino, with Dr. Jenifer Elmore (Palm Beach Atlantic University); and Julia Carey, Sean Godbout, Emily Kay, Isabella Lopresti, Diana Villanueva, Jake Lyons, with Dr. Lucinda Damon-Bach (Salem State University),
Reprinted in The Garland, pp. 198-264, Boston, 1839. Reprinted in The Diadem, New York: 1850. Collected in Tales and Sketches, By Miss Sedgwick, Author of "The Linwoods," "Hope Leslie," &c. &c. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1835, pp. 237-78.
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English
An Auction Sale
Auctions, friendship.
The narrator describes two auctions in which she took part, and reflects on friendship, buying, and selling.
Sedgwick, Catharine M.
Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine (September 1846): 126-28.
Edited by John Inman and Robert A. West
1846
D. Gussman
English
The Canary Family
Pets, Family, Friendship
The narrator visits her friend Sophia and describes her pet birds. The story recounts the history of this small family of birds, likening it to a human family.
Sedgwick, Catharine M.
The author of "Hope Leslie."
In The Youth's Keepsake, 118-27.
Boston: Carter and Hendee, 1831 [pub. 1830].
Collected in Tales and Sketches, 279-85. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard,
1835·
Carter and Hendee
Carey, Lea, and Blanchard
1830
Sam Clark
Shawn Riggins
English
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