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The Haunted Homestead
The Haunted Homestead by EDEN (Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte) Southworth. Set in Virginia in an isolated location in the mountains, it begins in a very promising fashion. Southworth creates a very spooky atmosphere, one of the best I've read in a haunted house/ghost story in a very long time.
Few nineteenth-century American women novelists met with success equal to that
of Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (E.D.E.N. Southworth). Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Susan Warner, Fanny Fern, and others certainly sold record numbers of
individual novels; however, E.D.E.N. Southworth's over 40 novels consistently
became best-sellers throughout a 44-year career, making her, over time, perhaps
the best-selling author, male or female, of her generation. Her stories entered
into the American consciousness--becoming popular plays, shaping fashion trends,
developing women's visions of themselves--as well as shaped the image of
"Americanness" in the minds of international readers around the globe. In
particular, Southworth's novels taught the world a vision of the American woman
that equaled in power and influence.
266 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 15, 2011
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About the author
E.D.E.N. Southworth
205 books105 followersEmma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte (aka "E.D.E.N.") Southworth was an American writer of more than 60 novels in the latter part of the 19th century. She was probably the most widely read author of that era.
Some of her earliest works appeared in The National Era, the newspaper that printed Uncle Tom's Cabin. Like her friend Harriet Beecher Stowe, she was a supporter of social change and women's rights. Her first novel, Retribution, a serial for the National Era, published in book form in 1846, was so well received that she gave up teaching and became a regular contributor to various periodicals, especially the New York Ledger.
Her best known work was The Hidden Hand. Most of her novels deal with the Southern United States during the post-American Civil War era.
Some of her earliest works appeared in The National Era, the newspaper that printed Uncle Tom's Cabin. Like her friend Harriet Beecher Stowe, she was a supporter of social change and women's rights. Her first novel, Retribution, a serial for the National Era, published in book form in 1846, was so well received that she gave up teaching and became a regular contributor to various periodicals, especially the New York Ledger.
Her best known work was The Hidden Hand. Most of her novels deal with the Southern United States during the post-American Civil War era.
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November 8, 2021
“The Haunted Homestead” is a bit slow-paced and rambling for my tastes, with too much focus on a love match rather than the haunting aspect.
It does have some good scenes, though, including some creepy moments, but on the whole the story doesn’t live up to its title.
The ending is the biggest let down.
It does have some good scenes, though, including some creepy moments, but on the whole the story doesn’t live up to its title.
The ending is the biggest let down.
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