The power of sympathy: or, The triumph of nature. Founded in truth. by Brown
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"The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature. Founded in truth." by William Hill Brown is an epistolary novel published in 1789, widely considered the first American novel. Thomas Harrington falls in love with Harriot Fawcet and proposes marriage, but a devastating family secret emerges that makes their union forbidden. Through letters between characters, the novel explores the dangers of seduction and unchecked passion while advocating for moral education and rational
thinking. The story illustrates how excessive sympathy and emotion can lead to tragic consequences in the new American republic. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brown, William Hill, 1765-1793 |
|---|---|
| Dubious author | Morton, Sarah Wentworth, 1759-1846 |
| Editor | Littlefield, Walter, 1867-1948 |
| LoC No. | 07032316 |
| Title | The power of sympathy: or, The triumph of nature. Founded in truth. |
| Original Publication | United States: Cupples & Patterson,1894. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Sympathy |
| Note | First published anonymously; 1894 edition was erroneously ascribed to Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton. |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 69250 |
| Release Date | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 640 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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