The Minister's Wooing

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The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
novel
author Harriet Beecher Stowe
centralTheme Calvinist theology
New England society
marriage and courtship
moral responsibility
predestination
religious conversion
slavery and abolitionism
women's inner lives
countryOfOrigin United States
firstPublicationForm serial
firstPublishedIn The Atlantic Monthly
followsInAuthorOeuvre Uncle Tom's Cabin
genre domestic fiction
historical fiction
religious fiction
hasAdaptation stage adaptations
hasCharacter Dr. Samuel Hopkins
James Marvyn
Mary Scudder
Mrs. Scudder
hasSubject American maritime culture
Christian ethics
death and mourning
family relationships
social reform
influencedBy Calvinism
New Divinity theology
New England Puritan culture
literaryMovement American literature of the 19th century
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor critique of strict Calvinist doctrine
depiction of New England religious life
integration of theology and domestic life
strong female characters
originalLanguage English
partOf Harriet Beecher Stowe's later fiction
placeOfPublication New York City
publicationYear 1859
publisher Derby and Jackson
settingCountry United States
settingLocation Rhode Island
settingRegion New England
settingTimePeriod early 19th century


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