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S'està carregant… The Quaker City, Or, the Monks of Monk Hall: A Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crimede George Lippard
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America's best-selling novel in its time, The Quaker City, published in 1845, is a sensational expose of social corruption, personal debauchery, and the sexual exploitation of women in antebellum Philadelphia. This new edition, with an introduction by David S. Reynolds, brings back into print this important work by George Lippard (1822-1854), a journalist, freethinker, and labor and social reformer. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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What's great about this book for me is that it showed me a different side of American literature from this time period. This is not a lost classic, nor does it belong on school reading lists nationwide. Nevertheless, it shows a sensationalistic urban gothic genre that was incredibly popular during its day.
Let me be clear here: George Lippard is not a good writer. He is extremely verbose and, in some cases, repeats exact phrasing many times on one page (or even in one sentence). He is excessively descriptive, often without cause, especially when describing a new setting or the appearance of his characters (every woman is wearing clothing which shows off her ample bosom which heaves under the thin cloth... and I mean every woman every time she shows up). It's worth a read - but the discerning reader will be happy to skim some parts. ( )