{"product_id":"fall-river-catharine-read-arnold-williams-9780195083590","title":"Fall River: An Authentic Narrative","description":"Catharine Williams (1787-1872) lived most of her life in Rhode Island, where she supported herself and her daughter by a productive literary career. Her most compelling work, \u003cem\u003eFall River\u003c\/em\u003e, last published in 1833, recreates a notorious incident in the ill-fated town of Fall River, Massachusetts: the trial of a Methodist minister for the murder of a pregnant mill worker whom it was suspected he had seduced. Williams's investigative report offers a vivid contemporary view of the lives of poor \"factory girls\" and of clerical corruption in the industrial towns of early New England. While based in fact, the book raises themes of sexual and religious hypocrisy and exploitation that may be compared with those of novels like \u003cem\u003eThe Coquette\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/em\u003e. At the same time, the author's mixture of journalism, biography, fiction, and exhortation makes this \"authentic narrative\" an unusual challenge to traditional notions of literary form and yields fresh insights into the nature of early American women's writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catharine Read Arnold Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195083598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195083590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.42w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/19\/1995 pg. 44","brand":"Catharine Read Arnold Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46617843040511,"sku":"9780195083590","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59a784c7-bdd7-491a-bdb9-2101751bec20.jpg?v=1740068479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fall-river-catharine-read-arnold-williams-9780195083590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}