| Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Beach, Seth Curtis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409917045 ISBN-13: 9781409917045 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $13.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Seth Curtis Beach (1837-1932) was the American author of Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies (1905). [During the first half of the nineteenth century, Miss Sedgwick would doubtless have been considered the queen of American letters, but, in the opinion of her friends, the beauty of her character surpassed the merit of her books. In 1871, Miss Mary E. Dewey, her life-long neighbor, edited a volume of Miss Sedgwick[s letters, mostly to members of her family, in compliance with the desire of those who knew and loved her, [that some printed memorial should exist of a life so beautiful and delightful in itself, and so beneficent in its influence upon others. [ Truly a [life beautiful in itself and beneficent in its influence, [ the reader will say, as he lays down this tender volume. [ |
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| BISAC Categories: - History - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6" W x 9" (0.54 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: Seth Curtis Beach (1837-1932) was the American author of Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies (1905). €œDuring the first half of the nineteenth century, Miss Sedgwick would doubtless have been considered the queen of American letters, but, in the opinion of her friends, the beauty of her character surpassed the merit of her books. In 1871, Miss Mary E. Dewey, her life-long neighbor, edited a volume of Miss Sedgwick €(TM)s letters, mostly to members of her family, in compliance with the desire of those who knew and loved her, €œthat some printed memorial should exist of a life so beautiful and delightful in itself, and so beneficent in its influence upon others. € Truly a €œlife beautiful in itself and beneficent in its influence, € the reader will say, as he lays down this tender volume. € |