Dates:
1789 - 1850
Description:

A unique collection of American fictional prose sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the University of Virginia Library, and published by ProQuest Information and Learning in collaboration with the University of Virginia.

Early American Fiction 1789–1875 offers the full text of 875 first editions of American novels and short stories by such authors as Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain, as well as a host of minor writers of the period.

Materials Indexed: Books, Prose Database Type: Electronic Book Collection, Full Text Collection Interface Language: English Materials Language: English Subject: English, Literature Broad Category: Humanities