Set among the English gentry, the novel follows Sir Edward and Lady Moseley as they try to marry their daughters wisely, and the trials of Emily Moseley as suitors of uncertain character appear. Cooper wrote it in 1820, famously on a challenge that he could do better than the English novel he was reading. William Cullen Bryant’s memorial discourse opens this edition.
A curiosity for admirers of The Last of the Mohicans: the book that started Cooper’s career. Download the free EPUB.