Ruth Hall and other writings
By: Fanny Fern ; edited and with an introduction by Joyce W. Warren.
Contributors: Warren, Joyce W.; Fern, Fanny, 1811-1872.
Series: American women writers series
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Subjects: Women -- United States -- Literary collections
Description: When Ruth Hall was originally published in 1855, it caused a sensation. In it, Fanny Fern (Sara Payson Willis Parton) portrays a mid-nineteenth-century woman who realizes the American Dream solely on her own becoming the incarnation of the American individualist-regarded at that time as a role designed exclusively for men. Based on the author's life, the novel reflects her spirit of practical feminism-that a woman was only truly independent when she was financially independent.
Notes: Bibliography: p. xl-xlii.