{"product_id":"2940156999507","title":"Ruth Hall","description":"By the time Ruth Hall was written, its author was already famous as the essayist \"Fanny Fern\"; her newspaper essays were published in two popular collections in 1853.  Ruth Hall was her first novel, but in theme and tone it's very much a piece with the newspaper essays: sentimental and satiric.  \"Fanny Fern\" could be devastating, especially, on the subject of families and family relationships; here, the character of Ruth's brother--\"Hyacinth Ellet\"--is based on her own brother, the famous poet and essayist Nathaniel Parker Willis. The novel itself is vaguely autobiographical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a result, the novel was a sensation.  Critics admired the book or lambasted it for expressing the anger of a woman with a grievance.  \"The woman writes as if the devil was in her,\" Nathaniel Hawthorne pointed out about the book.  Not every critic thought this was a good thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ebook is transcribed from the first edition, with a tiny introductory essay and reviews and commentary by critics in 1854 and 1855.  Included is the unsigned review by Wilkie Collins.","brand":"merrycoz books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178117873904,"sku":"2940156999507","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940156999507_p0.jpg?v=1764090672","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940156999507","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}