The Bride of Fort Edward: Founded on an Incident of the Revolution

Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.3

Word count: 193K words
Chapters: 20

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Bride of Fort Edward: Founded on an Incident of the Revolution by BaconAuthor: Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jan 1, 2005

Editor's review

The Bride of Fort Edward is based on an incident from the American Revolution. Its author, Delia Bacon, wrote drama and was known for her Shakespeare scholarship, so the work shows a clear stage sense in both plotting and dialogue. It interweaves personal feeling with factional conflict during the Revolutionary War, and is useful for observing how nineteenth-century American literature turned historical events into stories of moral tension. For Chinese readers, its value lies not in reconstructing military history but in seeing how the author selects events, shapes female characters, and arranges dramatic conflict. It is short and works well as a supplementary reader for early American literature or historical drama, and can be read alongside revolutionary narratives on the same subject.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers studying literary representations of the American Revolution
Those interested in nineteenth-century American drama and historical plays
Researchers concerned with the place of female characters in revolutionary narratives
Teachers and students needing supplementary materials for early American literature courses

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking a complete factual history of the Revolution
General fiction readers who prefer modern full-length novels
Readers impatient with verse dialogue and classical dramatic form

Reading tips

Read a brief summary of the Revolutionary incident it draws on first, then the text, to see more clearly where the author invents and selects.
Focus on the circumstances and choices of the female characters, and observe how the revolutionary narrative arranges private feeling.
Read it alongside revolutionary plays of the same period to compare how historical events enter literature.
With verse dialogue, read through a scene first, then return to key lines; there is no need to parse every sentence at the outset.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Is this book connected to Bacon's Shakespeare research?

The author, Delia Bacon, is known for her research on the authorship of Shakespeare's works, but this work itself is a dramatic creation drawn from an incident of the Revolution. Readers may note the stage sense in its dialogue and scene arrangement, but it should not be read as a work of Shakespeare scholarship.

What does Fort Edward in the title refer to?

Fort Edward was a military post during the Revolutionary War, and the work develops from an incident connected with it. The specific plot is literary invention; readers who need the military history of the post should consult professional historical sources rather than rely on this book.

Is it suitable as a supplementary reader for history classes?

It can serve as supplementary material for literature courses or courses on historical writing, to discuss how historical events are dramatized. But it is not a military history textbook; its timeline and dialogue contain creative elements and must be used alongside reliable historical sources.

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About the author

Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859 Author · American · 1811–1859

Delia Salter Bacon (1811–1859) was an American writer. She is best known for The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded, in which she set out her theory about the true authorship of Shakespeare's plays. Her other work, The Bride of Fort Edward, draws on an incident of the American Revolution and has a historical narrative quality. Her writing spans literary inquiry and historical subjects; the former has often been cited, and much debated, because of its bold authorship hypothesis. Public information about the details of her life is limited, and this introduction rests mainly on her two surviving works and the theory she advanced.