Mary Lyndon or, Revelations of a Life
New York: Stringer and Townsend, 1855. Hardcover. 5 X 7 5/8 Inches. 388 [32] PP. Good. Item #8843
Mary Lyndon; or, Revelations of a Life offers an unusually intimate glimpse into the inner emotional world of a 19th-century woman, using confessional, psychological storytelling at a time when most fiction still relied on external drama. Through its focus on self-examination, moral pressure, and the limited agency available to women, the novel exposes the social constraints shaping female identity while helping establish the sentimental and moral traditions central to women’s literature of the era. The book was referenced by the New York Times in 1860 as having contributed to the "Free Love" movement of the Unitary household...
Original cloth binding a bit soiled and worn. Some spotting and moisture damage to coverse and much of the text. Lacks second fly. An acceptable copy of this much overlooked treaure of the woman's rights movement in America.
Price: $150.00