The Lady of the Aroostook

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The Lady of the Aroostook is an 1879 novel by American author William Dean Howells that follows a young New England woman’s transatlantic voyage and explores themes of social class, romance, and cultural contrast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author William Dean Howells
authorNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts courtship customs
transatlantic travel in the 19th century
firstPublicationForm book
hasCharacter Captain Jenness
Charles Dunham
James Staniford
Lydia Blood
hasTitleCharacter Lydia Blood
literaryGenre realist novel
romance novel
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature
mainCharacter Lydia Blood
movement Realism
surface form: American literary realism
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorOeuvre William Dean Howells novels
protagonistOrigin New England
publicationYear 1879
publisherCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
setting Atlantic Ocean
New England
transatlantic voyage
theme American versus European culture
cultural contrast
gender roles
manners and social conventions
romance
social class
timePeriodOfSetting 19th century

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William Dean Howells notableWork The Lady of the Aroostook
Lydia Blood fictionalUniverse The Lady of the Aroostook
Lydia Blood appearsIn The Lady of the Aroostook
Lydia Blood firstAppearance The Lady of the Aroostook
Captain Jenness fictionalUniverse The Lady of the Aroostook
Captain Jenness appearsIn The Lady of the Aroostook
Charles Dunham appearsIn The Lady of the Aroostook
James Staniford fictionalUniverse The Lady of the Aroostook
James Staniford appearsIn The Lady of the Aroostook