Hobomok (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Seventeenth-Century Puritan New England Romance of Interracial Marriage, Female Desire, and Colonial EncounterBy Lydia Maria Child
Length6h 53m
About this audiobook
Published in 1824, Hobomok is a daring early American historical romance set in seventeenth-century Puritan New England. Blending sentimental fiction with antiquarian historical detail, the novel follows Mary Conant as religious severity, paternal authority, and emotional bereavement lead her toward an unconventional marriage with the Indigenous figure Hobomok. Child's prose participates in the national romance tradition emerging after Scott and Cooper, yet it unsettles that tradition by foregrounding female desire, cross-cultural intimacy, and the moral limits of colonial society. Lydia Maria Child, writing initially under the gender-obscuring signature "an American," was one of the most intellectually ambitious reform-minded authors of the early republic. Born in Massachusetts in 1802, she became a major novelist, journalist, abolitionist, and advocate for women's rights. Her later antislavery work clarifies the ethical imagination already visible in Hobomok: a willingness to challenge racial hierarchy, inherited prejudice, and oppressive social conventions. This novel is recommended to readers interested in early American literature, historical fiction, women's authorship, and the fraught representation of Native peoples in national mythmaking. Though marked by its era's assumptions, Hobomok remains provocative, emotionally forceful, and indispensable for understanding how American fiction first tested the boundaries of race, gender, and cultural belonging.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length6 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 7, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
15Chapter X
2Introduction
16Chapter XI
3Synopsis
17Chapter XII
4Historical Context
18Chapter XIII
5Preface
19Chapter XIV
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6Chapter I
20Chapter XV
7Chapter II
21Chapter XVI
8Chapter III
22Chapter XVII
9Chapter IV
23Chapter XVIII
10Chapter V
24Chapter XIX
11Chapter VI
25Chapter XX
12Chapter VII
26Analysis
13Chapter VIII
27Reflection
14Chapter IX
28Memorable Quotes
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