Brewster, Anne Maria Hampton; Compensation : or, Always a Future; Philadelphia: J B Lippincott 1860. 1st Edition. Viii, 297 pages. Hardcover
American Literature - 19th Century Women Authors First Novel Switzerland - Fiction Romance
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First Novel, set in Switzerland, of independent Philadelphia-born Brewster. "Anne Hampton Brewster (1818-1892) was an American novelist, journalist and foreign correspondent. She defied familial and social conventions by converting to Catholicism, suing her brother for her share of their mother’s estate, emigrating to Rome, supporting herself financially, and not marrying. Brewster preferred an independent life and supported herself as a writer. After 1868, she lived in Rome, Italy and wrote articles about Italian art, architecture, archaeology, political events and social gossip for numerous American newspapers. Brewster continued to write until her death, publishing three novels, seven pieces of nonfiction, fifty-two short stories, and four poems, along with her many newspaper articles." - SNAC (Social Networks and Archival Context). Lyle H Wright; American Fiction 1851-1875: A Contribution toward a Bibliography; II, 361

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