Lucy Howard's Journal (Abridged, Annotated)
Description:... One of Victorian America's most beloved novels by one of its most famous writers—Mrs. Sigourney.
Lydia Huntley Sigourney was a poet and novelist famous in America and England. In this fictional journal of Lucy Howard, Sigourney deftly captured the emotional life of a young girl coming into womanhood and marriage. Lyrical, humorous, and similar to Lydia Sigourney herself, you'll be captivated by Lucy's description of a life of happiness and sorrow in early 19th century America.
“This journal is a transcript of the inner life of a pure heart, from girlhood to womanhood, through wifehood and maturity, even unto death. The journal, commenced as a task, was continued partly from habit and partly from love, and presents a beautiful picture of the thoughts, emotions, principles, and trials of a pure woman in the ordinary circumstances of everyday life. The story is full of real, living, human interest, and most charmingly written. The tone is unexceptionable and we can commend it to our readers without reservation. It is brought out in the best style of Harper [& Brothers] establishment.” — Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
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