Episode 2 of 2
Printing of The Power of Sympathy in Boston
- When
- January 21, 1789
- Where
- Boston, Massachusetts, site of the novel's printing
Isaiah Thomas printed Brown's anonymous sentimental novel in Boston on January 21, 1789, priced at nine shillings.
On January 21, 1789, Isaiah Thomas first published 'The Power of Sympathy' in Boston, selling the volume at the price of nine shillings. The book appeared anonymously, and its authorship remained misattributed for over a century: it was popularly credited to Boston poet Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton because the plot resembled a scandal in her family, and William Hill Brown was not correctly identified as the author until 1894.
Sources
- The Power of Sympathy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-11
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