The Quaker City, or the Monks of Monk Hall A Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crime |
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| Author:
| Lippard, George |
| Editor:
| Reynolds, David S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87023-971-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.