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"[...] Preface This volume is purely romance; and most readers will consider it romance of the wildest kind. A few kindred spirits, prone to people space "with life and mystical predominance," will perceive a light within the Grecian Temple. For such I have written it. To minds... Read Full Overview

Philothea is a novel written by Lydia Maria Child, first published in 1836. The story is set in the early 19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Philothea, who is raised in a strict Calvinist household. Despite her religious upbringing, Philothea is a free spirit... Read Full Overview

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Philothea is a novel written by Lydia Maria Child, first published in 1836. The story is set in Boston in the early 19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Philothea, who is trying to find her place in society and live a meaningful life. Philothea is a devout... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Philothea by Lydia Maria Child

Reproduction of the original: Philothea by Lydia Maria Child

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.

""Philothea"" is a novel written by Lydia Maria Child, first published in 1836. The story follows the life of a young woman named Philothea, who is raised in a strict and religious household in New England during the early 19th century. Philothea is a devout Christian and is... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from Philothea: A Grecian Romance This volume is purely romance; and most read ers will consider it romance of the wildest kind. A few kindred spirits, prone to people space with life and mystical predominance, will perceive a light within the Grecian Temple. For such... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview