The power of her sympathy
Subtitle: the autobiography and journal of Catharine Maria Sedgwick
By: edited and with an introduction by Mary Kelley.
Contributors: Kelley, Mary, 1943-
Publisher: Massachusetts Historical Society; Distributed by Northeastern University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867.; Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867 -- Diaries.; Novelists, American -- 19th century -- Biography.; Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Diaries.; Women -- New England -- Diaries.
Description: "As one of America's first woman writers, Sedgwick was a literary pioneer. In her autobiography and journals she reflected frequently on authorship and the celebrity that accompanied it. The Power of Her Sympathy provides, in Catharine Maria Sedgwick's own words, a revealing entree into the life and times of one of the most important and visible women in antebellum America."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.