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Self-Raised; Or, from the Depths

E.D.E.N. SOUTHWORTH

Franklin Classics Trade Press

E.D.E.N. Southworth was one of the most popular and prolific writers of the nineteenth century and her Capitola Black, or Black Cap - a cross-dressing, adventure-seeking girl-woman - was so well-loved that the book was serialized three times between 1859 and 1888 and was dramatized in forty different versions. When we first meet sharp and witty Capitola she is living among beggars and street urchins, and dressed as a boy because a boy can get work and be safe, whereas a girl is left to starve for want of "proper" employment. Unknown to her, Capitola has a very rich elderly guardian who finds her at a providential moment and takes her back to his palatial mansion where she finds herself "decomposing above ground for want of having my blood stirred." But not to fear. There are bandits, true-loves, evil men, long-lost mothers, and sweet women friends in Capitola's future - not to mention thunder storms, kidnap attempts, and duels. The pace is fast, the action wonderfully unbelievable. This is escape literature at its nineteenth-century best, with a woman at its center who makes you feel strong, daring, and reckless.

The Hidden Hand or, Capitola the Madcap (American Women Writers Series)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Rutgers University Press

THE HIDDEN HAND REVEALS EVERY EMOTION TO MANKIND. FOLLOW THE ADVENTURES OF CAPITOLA TO SEE WHAT LIES AHEAD.

The Hidden Hand (Classic Collection, RARE COLLECTOR'S SERIES)

Action & Adventure

Lamplighter Publishing

ONE OF THE NOBLEST COUNTRYMEN WHO REALLY LIVED. ISHMAEL BORN IN THE DEPTHS OF POVERTY, AND MISERY WAS GREAT! A MUST READ FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

Ishmael (lamplighter Rare Collector's Series)

Southworth continues the story of Ishmael Worth in Self-Raised. From the sultry heat of Cuba to the gloomy crags of northern Scotland, Ishmael stands resolute in his commitment to those he loves. Whether he is wrestling with the icy hand of death or carefully mending broken hearts, Ishmael is ever thinking of the welfare of those around him. You can always count on Ishmael to be the rock that others need to help them through the most diffi cult of trials. When you finally close the book, you will cry out in sorrow that there are no more pages to read on the life of this beloved young man.

Self Raised (Rare Collector Series)

Contemporary