Kelroy By Rebecca Rush

Kelroy Read By Rebecca Rush

Title	:	Kelroy
Author	:	Rebecca Rush
Format	:	Paperback
Page	:	224 pages
ISBN	:	0195077032

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The Early American Women Writers series offers rare works of fiction by eighteenth and nineteenth century women, each reprinted in its entirety, each introduced by Cathy N Davidson, who places it in an historical and literary perspective Ranging from serious cautionary tales about moral corruption to amusing and trenchant social satire, these novels provide today s read The Early American Women Writers series offers rare works of fiction by eighteenth and nineteenth century women, each reprinted in its entirety, each introduced by Cathy N Davidson, who places it in an historical and literary perspective Ranging from serious cautionary tales about moral corruption to amusing and trenchant social satire, these novels provide today s reader with a unique window into the earliest American popular fiction and way of life Set in Philadelphia, elroy focuses on the limited options for women in early nineteenth century America The plot revolves around the dilemma of Mrs Hamilton, who is suddenly left penniless by the unexpected death of her wealthy husband Not willing to live in poverty, Mrs Hamilton sees as her only available recourse her two unmarried daughters As the daughters make the rounds of the marriage market and suffer the machinations of their mother, Kelroy exposes the contradictions of class interest and the profound limitations women suffered in the political and social economies of the early Republican years This is the first time Rebecca Rush s novel has been available since the printing of the original, single edition in 1812 With an illuminating introduction by Dana D Nelson, this exceptional novel is certain to shed new light on the role of women, as well as the state of fiction, in early America

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Rebecca Rush January 1, 1779 1850 was a writer in the early United States She published her only known book, Kelroy, in 1812 at the age of thirty three Unfortunately, the book was not much noticed because it appeared on the eve of the War of 1812, which overshadowed its publication.Very little is known about Rebecca Rush The Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Rebecca Rush January 1, 1779 1850 was a writer in the early United States She published her only known book, Kelroy, in 1812 at the age of thirty three Unfortunately, the book was not much noticed because it appeared on the eve of the War of 1812, which overshadowed its publication.Very little is known about Rebecca Rush The Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors 1897 has the following entry about her Rush, Miss Rebecca, a daughter of Judge Jacob Rush was the author of Kelroy, a Novel,by a Lady of Philadelphia, 1812, 12 mo Purchased by Bradford and Inskeep for 100.Rebecca s mother was Mary Polly Rench who married Jacob Rush on November 17, 1777 in Pennsylvania, while avoiding the British Army which had occupied Philadelphia Miss Polly had been a portrait painter, specialising in miniatures, prior to her marriage, and in turn, Charles Willson Peale painted her portrait in 1786.Rebecca s uncle was Dr Benjamin Rush, signatory to the 1776 Declaration of Independence.Another uncle was Dr James Rench of Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, a member of the Delaware Assembly and Lieutenant Colonel of the Sussex Co Militia, who was charged with treason during the Revolutionary War.Rebecca s uncle by marriage, husband of Sarah Rench, was the colonial portrait painter, James Claypoole, Jr.Rebecca s maternal grandfather, Captain Walter Rench, ship master, was lost at sea some fourteen years before her birth from Wikipedia

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Title: Kelroy
Posted by:Rebecca Rush
Published :2016-02-13T20:28+01:00
The Early American Women Writers series offers rare works of fiction by eighteenth and nineteenth century women, each reprinted in its entirety, each

Kelroy

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