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Ruth Hall a Domestic Tale of the Present Time
Ruth Hall a Domestic Tale of the Present Time | Fanny Fern
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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
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hfpotier
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Friday book haul

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kspenmoll
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#fiercefeb
Fanny Fern, pen name for Sara Willis, newspaper writer and feminist, published the novel,Ruth Hall in 1855. When widowed, Ruth was abandoned by monied family members,forced to house her 5 year old with abusive grandparents,earned a pittance through free lance writing,& dined on milk & bread with her 2yr old. Eventually she gains attention& money with her pieces empathizing with the plight of the poor & women.#sheworkshardforthemoney.

batsy Oh wow, this sounds fascinating! Thank you, I've stacked it. 6y
kspenmoll @batsy It is fascinating, given when she was writing & the cultural expectations of women at the time. There is some stereotyping about Jews, some characters rather two dimensional, black & white, but I think it is worth reading as she was ahead of her time in her writing/ portrays of female experience. 6y
Cinfhen Very interesting! Nice choice😀 6y
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batsy I totally understand; something to keep in mind when reading books by authors from the past. Groundbreaking in some ways and not so much in other ways! 6y
readinginthedark How interesting! I‘ve never read any of her work. 6y
Suet624 Ooohhhh. Stacked. 6y
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(2nd) Today's author spotlight: Fanny Fern, aka. Sara Payson Willis! Born in Portland, Maine, in 1811, she passed away in NYC in 1872. She became staggeringly popular in the latter-half of the 19th and the early 20th centuries as a humorist, novelist, and children's story author. By 1855, she was the country's highest-paid columnist, earning $100 a week from the New York Ledger. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow

jenniferw88 Um... I think you need to check the birth and death dates lol! 😂 7y
MrBook @jenniferw88 Oh. My. Goodness! 😳😂😂😂😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙌🏻 You're the best!!! 7y
MrBook @jenniferw88 She worked with Dr. Who. 😂😂 7y
jenniferw88 😂☺️😂 7y
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