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Litstack Rec: The Lesson of the Master and A Land More Kind Than Home

Published on : 28 September, 201728 September, 2017 Published by : Lauren Alwan

The Lesson of the Master, by Henry James Colm Tóibín, in his introduction to the 2007 edition of Henry James’ classic novella, cites a note James made in 1888—an idea that came to him after reading the memoir of a colleague: “…it occurred to me that a very interesting situation would be that of an [….]

LitStack Rec: The Lesson of the Master & In Great Waters

Published on : 13 November, 201413 November, 2014 Published by : LitStackEditor

On this day, January 21, in 1789, the novel The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature was published in Boston, Massachusetts. Written by William Hill Brown, this cautionary tale about giving in to one’s passions and an argument for using the rational mind when making decisions is considered the first novel ever published in the United States. Although it is a work of fiction, it was based on a well known New England scandal involving seduction, suicide and the lack of punishment for misdeeds.

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