Sybil Chase; or, The Valley Ranche: A Nineteenth-Century Frontier Romance of Family Secrets, Moral Endurance, and Western Adventure - Softcover
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Sybil Chase; or, The Valley Ranche is a spirited frontier romance in which domestic virtue, concealed histories, and the unsettled moral geography of the American West meet in melodramatic conflict. Stephens employs the heightened plotting, emotional directness, and vivid scenic contrasts characteristic of nineteenth-century popular fiction, turning the ranche and valley into spaces where social order is tested and identity remade. The novel belongs to the expanding tradition of American sensational and frontier literature, yet it also bears the impress of women's domestic fiction in its attention to loyalty, honor, and moral endurance. Ann S. Stephens was one of the most prolific and influential American women writers of the nineteenth century, active as a novelist, editor, and contributor to major periodicals. Remembered especially for helping shape the dime novel with Malaeska, she understood the tastes of a broad reading public while retaining a strong interest in female agency, sentiment, and social consequence. Her career in magazines and popular publishing helps explain the novel's dramatic pacing and accessible moral force. Readers interested in early American popular fiction, frontier romance, or the history of women's authorship will find Sybil Chase richly rewarding. It offers not only entertainment, but also a revealing glimpse into the narrative energies and cultural anxieties of its age.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Sybil Chase; or, The Valley Ranche is a spirited frontier romance in which domestic virtue, concealed histories, and the unsettled moral geography of the American West meet in melodramatic conflict. Stephens employs the heightened plotting, emotional directness, and vivid scenic contrasts characteristic of nineteenth-century popular fiction, turning the ranche and valley into spaces where social order is tested and identity remade. The novel belongs to the expanding tradition of American sensational and frontier literature, yet it also bears the impress of women's domestic fiction in its attention to loyalty, honor, and moral endurance. Ann S. Stephens was one of the most prolific and influential American women writers of the nineteenth century, active as a novelist, editor, and contributor to major periodicals. Remembered especially for helping shape the dime novel with Malaeska, she understood the tastes of a broad reading public while retaining a strong interest in female agency, sentiment, and social consequence. Her career in magazines and popular publishing helps explain the novel's dramatic pacing and accessible moral force. Readers interested in early American popular fiction, frontier romance, or the history of women's authorship will find Sybil Chase richly rewarding. It offers not only entertainment, but also a revealing glimpse into the narrative energies and cultural anxieties of its age. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9788028341657
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Sybil Chase; or, The Valley Ranche | A Nineteenth-Century Frontier Romance of Family Secrets, Moral Endurance, and Western Adventure | Ann S. Stephens | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2023 | Sharp Ink | EAN 9788028341657 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, 170 00 PRAGUE, TSCHECHIEN, kristoferpaetau[at]gmail[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 128380143
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