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Morton, Sarah Wentworth,
1759–1846, American author, b. Boston. Under her pseudonym, Philenia, she wrote such works as Ouâbi: Or the Virtues of Nature (1790), a sentimental Native American romance. Morton was long thought to be the author of the first American novel, The Power of Sympathy (1789), a book that is now attributed to William Hill Brown.
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| 1790 | Ouabi; or, The Virtues of Nature. The Boston writer known as the American Sappho treats a love triangle between an Illinois chief, his wife, and a European aristocrat. The narrative poem is notable for its historically researched representation of Indian life. It would be set to music by Hans Graham in 1793 and would inspire Louis James Bacon's play The American Indian (1795). |
| 1797 | Beacon Hill: A Local Poem, Historic and Descriptive. A poetical record of the American Revolution. Although the verse is conventional, it illustrates the use of neoclassical forms to convey national pride. |
| 1823 | My Mind and Its Thoughts, in Sketches, Fragments, and Essays. This collection of aphorisms, poetry, and prose is Morton's last published work and the only one published under her own name. It demonstrates her patriotism, Christianity, and sentimentality. |
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| Works. The Chronology of American Literature, edited by Daniel S. Burt. Copyright © 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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