"The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature. Founded in Truth." by William Hill Brown is a book from the late 1700s exploring tough social problems, especially seduction, being good, and how women were taught. The story wants to give young women confidence while showing how bad choices can lead to terrible results, using the characters' lives to show this. Early on, letters between friends Harrington and Worthy show Harrington falling for a woman named Harriot. Their letters show mixed feelings about love, what society expects, and doing what's right. Harrington says how much he cares while Worthy wonders if Harrington's love is real and strong. Their talks set the stage to explore love and doing the right thing, hinting at tough times ahead for the characters.
The power of sympathy: or, The triumph of nature. Founded in truth.
By William Hill Brown
In a world of love letters and social expectations, a tale unfolds examining secrets, desires, and moral choices with lasting consequences.
Summary
About the AuthorWilliam Hill Brown was an American novelist, the author of what is usually considered the first American novel, The Power of Sympathy (1789), and "Harriot, or the Domestic Reconciliation", as well as the serial essay "The Reformer", published in Isaiah Thomas' Massachusetts Magazine.
William Hill Brown was an American novelist, the author of what is usually considered the first American novel, The Power of Sympathy (1789), and "Harriot, or the Domestic Reconciliation", as well as the serial essay "The Reformer", published in Isaiah Thomas' Massachusetts Magazine.
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