An Incident at Rome
English travelers in Italy, antiquarianism.
The narrator, traveling in Italy, meets an English lady, who recounts the story of Mrs. Bathurst and her son Murray, a young antiquarian who goes mad while conducting research in Rome. He is eventually reunited with his mother and restored to sanity.
C[atharine]. M[aria]. Sedgwick
Graham's Magazine [edited by George R. Graham], March 1845: 104-8.
1845
Gabriela Siwiec
D. Gussman
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Dogs
Dogs, dog-training, cruelty to animals, loyalty, goodness versus genius..
After an older brother tells his younger siblings all about an extraordinary dog he encountered in New York City, his mother criticizes animal cruelty and reminds them of the fidelity and goodness of dogs.
Sedgwick, Catharine M.
"Stockbridge S."
<em>The Juvenile Miscellany</em> [edited by Lydia Maria Child], (March 1828): 30-43
1828
L. Damon-Bach, D. Gussman
Reprinted as <em>The Sagacity of Dogs.</em> Boston: Marsh & Capen, 1828. Collected in <em>Stories for Young Persons</em>, 153-63, 1840.
English
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Look Before You Leap
Marriage, courtship, love vs. reason.
A mother tells her daughters the story of a young woman who decided to marry an older man of whom she was fond but not passionately in love.
Sedgwick, Catharine M.
Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine. (January 1846): 13-17.
Edited by John Inman and Robert A. West.
January 1846
Kristina Curtis; D. Gussman
Collected in The Irving Offering, 168-86. New York: Leavitt, & Company, 1851. [pub. 1850]
English
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Marietza
1822 Greek uprising on the island of Chios, cross-cultural romance.
A Greek/Chian girl witnesses the destruction of her home/island as a consequence of the 1822 uprising against Turkish domination, and subsequently marries her English protector.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria [by the author of "The Linwoods," "Poor Rich Man," "Love Token," "Live & Let Live," &c]
<em>Stories for Young Persons</em>, pp. 52-66.
New York: Harper & Brothers
1840
D. Gussman
Collected in <em>Stories for Young Persons</em>, 1840, 52-66, reprinted 1841, 1842, 1846, 1855, 1860; reprinted 184? By the author of "The Linwoods," "Poor Rich Man," "Love Token," "Live and Let Live," &c. London: W. Smith. <br /><br />Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867, and Cairns Collection of American Women Writers. <em>Stories for Young Persons</em> ... New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. HathiTrust Digital Library https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007092366 Accessed 11 July 2019.
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Our Robins
Death and dying; the natural world.
The narrator spends time with her dying friend and the friend's young son, sharing a love of flowers and birds, and reflecting on the habits of robins and their similarities to human beings.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria
A Love-Token for Children: Designed for Sunday-School Libraries, 40- 52.
New York: Harper & Brothers
1838
Robin L. Cadwallader, L. Damon-Bach, D. Gussman
Reprinted in the Southern Literary Messenger [edited by T.H. White] (May 1838): 318-21. Collected in Stories for Children [edited by Robin L. Cadwallader], RMTK Books, 2016, 25-46.
English
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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Saturday Night
Teaching children to appreciate the gifts of the five senses and God.
A mother tells her children a bedtime story about a mysterious Friend who gives children precious gifts, and teaches a lesson about gratitude and prayer.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria
Stories for Young Persons, 146-52.
Harper & Brothers
1840
Heather Harman, Nicole Wheatley, D, Gussman
Originally published "by Stockbridge S." in the Juvenile Miscellany, [edited by Lydia M. Child] (January 1827): 31-39. Collected in A Short Essay to Do Good, 18-24, 1828
English
Scene at Niagara
Niagara Falls, nature, the sublime.
A description of Niagara Falls, followed by a conversation between and mother and son about the sublimity of nature and God.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria.
Youth's Instructer, and Sabbath School and Bible Class Assistant. June 1829, vol. 1, issue 3, p. 89.
1829
D. Gussman
In American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 2, EBSCOhost (accessed April 13, 2018).
English
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Skepticism
Skepticism vs. unbelief, faith vs. works.
A young boy has a conversation with his mother in order to understand the meaning of skepticism.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria [by the author of "The Linwoods," "Poor Rich Man," "Love Token," "Live & Let Live," &c.]
Stories for Young Persons, pp. 91-94.
New York: Harper & Brothers
1840
D. Gussman
Collected in Stories for Young Persons, 1840, pp. 91-94, reprinted 1841, 1842, 1846, 1855, 1860; reprinted 184? By the author of "The Linwoods," "Poor Rich Man," "Love Token," "Live and Let Live," &c. London: W. Smith.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867, and Cairns Collection of American Women Writers. Stories for Young Persons ... New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. HathiTrust Digital Library https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007092366 Accessed 11 July 2019.
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Susy's Cow
Mothers and daughters, cows, humane treatment of animals, poverty.
A widowed mother must sell her daughter's beloved cow in order to pay for medical care. The cow demonstrates devotion to its calf and the daughter.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria
The Boys and Girls' Library [edited by Mrs. Colman]
Boston: T. H. Carter & Co.
1844
Robin Cadwallader, D. Gussman
Collected in The Boys' and Girls' Annual, Boston: T. H. Carter and Company, n.d., and in Stories for Children [edited by Robin Cadwallader], 1-12, RMTK Books, 2016.
English