Letters from New York

Lydia Maria Child

C.S. Francis, 1843 - American literature - 276 pages

Prominent author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child began writing her "letters" from New York in August 1841 as a response to the troubling realities marki

Contents

• The Battery in the Morning Streets of Modern Babylon Street: 1
• Washingtonian Temperance Society Law of Love and: 11
• LETTER V: 21

About the author

Lydia Maria Child was born in Medford, Massachusetts on February 11, 1802. She was educated at home, at a local dame school, and at a nearby women's seminary. Her first novel, Hobomok, was published in 1824. Her other novels include The Rebels or Boston before the Revolution, The First Settlers, Philothea, and Romance of the Republic. She wrote advice books including The Frugal Housewife, The Mother's Book, The Little Girl's Own Book, and The Freedmen's Book. She was an abolitionist, women's rights activist, and Indian rights advocate. She wrote books about these causes including An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans, Anti-Slavery Catechism, and An Appeal for the Indians. She was also the author of Over the River and Through the Wood (A Boy's Thanksgiving Day). She died on October 20, 1880.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Letters from New York; American fiction reprint series
• Author: Lydia Maria Child
• Edition: 3, reprint
• Publisher: C.S. Francis, 1843
• Original from: the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Digitized: May 1, 2008
• ISBN: 083697025X, 9780836970258
• Length: 276 pages