Bestsellers in nineteenth-century America

Bestsellers in Nineteenth Century America seeks to produce for students novels, poems and other printed material that sold extremely well when they first appeared in the United States. Many of the most famous American works of the nineteenth century that we know today - such as Herman Melville'...

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Other Authors: Gutjahr, Paul C., editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, [England] ; New York, New York : Anthem Press 2016.
Series:Anthem nineteenth century studies.
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Summary:Bestsellers in Nineteenth Century America seeks to produce for students novels, poems and other printed material that sold extremely well when they first appeared in the United States. Many of the most famous American works of the nineteenth century that we know today - such as Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" - were not widely read when they first appeared. This collection seeks to offer its readers a glimpse at the literature that lit up the literary horizon when the works were first published, leading to insights on key cultural aspects of the nineteenth-century United States and its literary culture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1,379 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9781783085811
Access:Open access