Matty Gore
Christian faith and the misfortunes that result from neglect of religion.
A young woman's Christian faith sustains her through life's trials, while her father's and brother's lack of faith and duty lead to unhappiness and tragedy.
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria. [Miss C. E. Sedgwick]
The Religious Souvenir, edited by Lydia Howard Sigourney, pp. 50-90.
New York: Scofield & Voorhies
1840 [pub. 1839]
D. Gussman
Annual reissued as The Religious Souvenir. Hartford, Conn.: S. Andrus and Son, 1846.
English
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The Catholic Iroquois
Catholic missionaries on the Canadian colonial frontier; Native captivity, conversion.
The historical story of Pere Mesnard is combined with an account of a young Native captive who becomes a Catholic martyr.
Catharine Maria Sedgwick
Tales and Sketches.
Carey, Lea, & Blanchard.
1835
D. Gussman
First published in The Atlantic Souvenir, 72-103. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & Lea, 1826. Also collected (with editorial changes) in Stories of American Life, vol. 3., edited by Mary Russell Mitford. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830.
English