Alonzo and Melissa, or The unfeeling father : An American tale / By Daniel Jackson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Daniel, 1790-1848.

Mitchell, I. (Isaac), approximately 1759-1812.

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Alonzo and Melissa.

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

256 pages ; 13 cm

Other Title:

Unfeeling father

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Published for Abel Brown, 1830.

Notes:

Except for a few verbal substitutions, this is identical to Isaac Mitchell's story "Alonzo and Melissa, a tale" which appeared serially in the Political barometer, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., June 5-Oct. 30, 1804. Mitchell's story, revised and copyrighted, first appeared in book form in a two volume set published at Poughkeepsie in 1811 under title: The asylum; or, Alonzo and Melissa. In the same year the first of the plagiarized editions by Daniel Jackson, Jun. was published at Plattsburgh, N.Y. under title: A short account of the courtship of Alonzo & Melissa.

For further discussions of authorship see BAL 14020, DAB v. 13, p. 48-49, and Book notes, Providence, R.I., Jan. 14, 1905, p. 1-6.

"Henry and Julia. A tale of real life. By N.H. Wright."--p. 253-256.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection imperfect: front free endpaper wanting.

Cited in:

Checklist Amer. imprints 2603

Wright, L.H. Amer. fiction, 1774-1850 (2nd ed.), 1891

Contains:

Wright, N. Hill (Nathaniel Hill), 1787-1824. Henry and Julia.

OCLC:

6858603