Jane Talbot, a young Philadelphia widow, confesses in her letters that she has staked her whole happiness on Henry Colden, a restless young man of doubtful religious opinions whom her guardian distrusts. Their correspondence, with letters from family and friends, follows a love tested by gossip, money and conscience.
The last novel by the author of Wieland, and a quieter, more intimate side of America’s first professional novelist. Download the free EPUB.