The Emigrants (Paperback)


Imlay’s delightful epistolary adventure of 1793, set on the American frontier, was one of the first American novels. The trials of an emigrant family in the Ohio River Valley of Kentucky contrast the decadence of Europe with the utopian promise of the American West. Its sensational love plots also dramatize the novel’s surprising feminist allegiances.

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Imlay’s delightful epistolary adventure of 1793, set on the American frontier, was one of the first American novels. The trials of an emigrant family in the Ohio River Valley of Kentucky contrast the decadence of Europe with the utopian promise of the American West. Its sensational love plots also dramatize the novel’s surprising feminist allegiances.

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Product Details

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Imprint

Penguin Books

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

April 1998

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

April 1998

Authors

Editors

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Dimensions

198 x 130 x 17mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

306

ISBN-13

978-0-14-043672-3

Barcode

9780140436723

Categories

LSN

0-14-043672-3



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