{"product_id":"the-salem-belle-a-tale-of-1692-9780271071169","title":"The Salem Belle  A Tale of 1692","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA historical novel, first published in 1842, about vengeance mistaken for religious fervor, set against the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692. This novel was a critical source for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Introduced and annotated by Hawthorne scholar Richard Kopley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is wonderful to have \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle\u003c\/i\u003e back in print, edited expertly by Richard Kopley. Published eight years before \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, Ebenezer Wheelwright’s novel was an important part of the cultural mix behind Hawthorne's masterpiece, as Kopley demonstrates in his perceptive introduction. \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle\u003c\/i\u003e also stands on its own as a thought-provoking novel about Puritan times written from the perspective of nineteenth-century America.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—David S. Reynolds,author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath the American Renaissance \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWalt Whitman's America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Richard Kopley’s discovery that Ebenezer Wheelwright’s \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle\u003c\/i\u003e (1842) was a precursor to Hawthorne’s \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e (1850) is substantiated by his careful and perceptive attention to detail. The novel itself is fun and quirky and explores the kinds of historical and cultural issues that also motivated Hawthorne. Kopley’s argument is sound, clear, and persuasive, and the connections he makes are right on target.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Samuel Chase Coale,Wheaton College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Richard Kopley has provided a valuable service by making available this historical work about Salem, which served as one of the sources for \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e. Not only is it interesting to look for intertextualities between the two books, but this work stands on its own as a fascinating portrait of the turbulent times it describes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Joel Myerson,University of South Carolina\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hawthorne scholars will be intrigued by Richard Kopley’s claim that several passages toward the end of \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle\u003c\/i\u003e inspired passages in the forest and New England holiday sections of Hawthorne’s \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e. Reprinting \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle\u003c\/i\u003e also contributes an additional text to conversations about the witchcraft hysteria that many people, especially students, probably know from Arthur Miller’s \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e. The novel provides another fictional window onto seventeenth-century Boston and Salem society—especially the social and religious scenes. It is an easy read, and when the plot thickens with the vengeance-inspired accusations that Mary Lyford is a witch, it is compelling.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Leland S. Person,University of Cincinnati\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote on the Text\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Richard Kopley\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle: A Tale of 1692\u003c\/i\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Publication History of \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle\u003c\/i\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Reviews of \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle\u003c\/i\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Scholarship on, and Scholarly Mention of, \u003ci\u003eThe Salem Belle\u003c\/i\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534929920343,"sku":"9780271071169","price":54.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271071169.jpg?v=1755858116","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-salem-belle-a-tale-of-1692-9780271071169","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}