| The True and Authentic History of Jenny Dorset Contributor(s): Williams, Philip Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820323349 ISBN-13: 9780820323343 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001035861 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 8.8" (1.55 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set in a city as lively and absorbing as the novel's writing, The True and Authentic History of Jenny Dorset is a comic historical epic with a memorable heroine. The novel, while parodying the style of eighteenth-century novelists such as Henry Fielding and William Thackeray, charts the growth of the beautiful Jenny Dorset as she matures from a headstrong child into a tenacious freedom fighter and leader of the Daughters of Liberty as the Revolutionary War approaches. Henry Hawthorne, an astute and witty family servant, narrates this adventure that follows the rise of and humorous feud between two eccentric low-country plantation families. The True and Authentic History of Jenny Dorset is an exciting and often hilarious novel that is entertaining reading for anyone who loves a good adventure and alluring characters. |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Philip Lee: - PHILIP LEE WILLIAMS is the author of eleven books, including The True and Authentic History of Jenny Dorset and Crossing Wildcat Ridge. His novel A Distant Flame is winner of the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction. Williams lives with his family near Athens, Georgia. |