Satanstoe

by James Fenimore Cooper

Overview

Set in New York in the mid-1700s, this classic novel is regarded as the most accomplished work of American novelist James Fenimore Cooper's later period. Charming protagonist Cornelius Littlepage navigates the still-evolving mores of colonial society and leads readers through a remarkably detailed portrait of America's early years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788832569483
Publisher:	JH
Publication date:	04/05/2019
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

James Fenimore Cooper was born in 1789 in New Jersey, the son of a wealthy land agent who founded Cooperstown in New York State. Cooper attended Yale, but was expelled in 1805 and spent five years at sea on merchant then naval ships. He married in 1811, and eventually settled in New York. Precaution, Cooper's first novel, was written in 1820 as a study of English manners; its successors, The Spy and The Pilot, written within the next three years, were more characteristic of the vein of military or seagoing romance that was to become typical of him. In 1823 he began the Leatherstocking Tales series of novels, centred on a shared Native American character at different periods of his life, for which he is chiefly remembered. Cooper's reputation as one of America's leading authors was quickly established, and spread to Europe by a long stay there from 1826, making him one of the first American writers popular beyond that country. After his return to America in 1832, however, conservative political essays and novels dramatising similar views, as well as critiques of American society and abuses of democracy, led to a decline in his popularity. James Fenimore Cooper died in 1851.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1789

Date of Death:

September 14, 1851

Place of Birth:

Burlington, New Jersey

Place of Death:

Cooperstown, New York

Education:

Yale University (expelled in 1805)

Editorial Reviews

A charming experiment in fiction, Satanstoe combines nostalgic autobiographical recollections, pictures of manners, action and adventure, and social philosophy within its narrative of colonial life and society in New York State in the middle of the 18th century. The text is approved by the Committee on Scholarly Editions of the MLA, and the volume includes an historical introduction and explanatory notes. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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