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The Quaker City, Or, the Monks of Monk Hall: A Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crime
George Lippard
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Description for The Quaker City, Or, the Monks of Monk Hall: A Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crime
Paperback. "The Quaker City" is an expose of social corruption, personal debauchery and the sexual exploitation of women in the antebellum Philadelphia. "The Monks of the Monk Hall" illuminates urban America in the 19th century. Both these novels are edited and introduced in this volume. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 34. Weight in Grams: 706.
America's best-selling novel in its time, ""The Quaker City"", published in 1845, is a sensational expose of social corruption, personal debauchery and the sexual exploitation of women in antebellum Philadelphia. This new edition, with an introduction by David S. Reynolds, brings back into print this important work by George Lippard (1822-1854), a journalist, freethinker and labour and social reformer.
America's best-selling novel in its time, ""The Quaker City"", published in 1845, is a sensational expose of social corruption, personal debauchery and the sexual exploitation of women in antebellum Philadelphia. This new edition, with an introduction by David S. Reynolds, brings back into print this important work by George Lippard (1822-1854), a journalist, freethinker and labour and social reformer.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9780870239717
SKU
V9780870239717
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99-1
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