The Quaker City or, the Monks of Monk Hall
Synopsis
America's best-selling novel in its time, The Quaker City, published in 1845, is a sensational exposé of social corruption, personal debauchery, and the sexual exploitation of women in antebellum Philadelphia. This new edition, with an introduction by David S. Reynolds, brings back into print this important work by George Lippard (1822-1854), a journalist, freethinker, and labor and social reformer.
- Copyright:
- 1970 Bobbs Merrill, Inc.
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780870239717
- Publisher:
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Date of Addition:
- 2022-03-15T18:08:09Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.