Publisher's Synopsis
The Letters of Susan Hale is a book written by Caroline P. Atkinson, which is a collection of letters written by Susan Hale. Susan Hale was an American author and editor who lived in the 19th century. The book is a compilation of her letters that she wrote to her family and friends. The letters are a fascinating insight into the life and times of Susan Hale, as well as the social and cultural context of the 19th century America. The book is divided into chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of Susan Hale's life. The chapters cover her childhood, her education, her career as a writer and editor, her travels, and her personal life. The letters are written in a lively and engaging style, and provide a vivid picture of Susan Hale's personality and character. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in American literature, history, and culture, as well as for those interested in the life of Susan Hale herself.1918. The correspondence of Susan Hale, the youngest of eight born into a prominent literary family of Boston. Her father, Nathan Hale, nephew of the revolutionary war hero of the same name, was editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser. Her mother, Sarah Preston Everett, was a sister of the orator, Edward Everett. Her brother, Edward Everett Hale, the writer of the introduction to this volume, was a leading Unitarian minister, a leader in the Social Gospel movement, and author of numerous articles, sermons, pamphlets, and short stories, most prominent of which was The Man Without a Country, written for The Atlantic Monthly to inspire greater patriotism during the Civil War. In her lifetime, Susan was a teacher, an art student, a lecturer and public reader, an amateur actress, an avid traveler, and the manager of the family household in Matunuck, Rhode Island. She traveled extensively in Egypt, the Holy Land, all over Europe, throughout the West Indies, Mexico, and across the American continent. She was a prolific letter writer and, as one of her admirers wrote, her letters constitute an intimate narrative of the life, activities and thoughts of a cultivated American woman of the highest and best type during an interesting period. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
