William Hill Brown

Events

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Episodes

2

Years

1789

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Hill Brown, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Publication of The Power of Sympathy

   1789

   Role: Author

   1. 11789 · Publication of the novelAuthorship and Status as First American Novel

      The epistolary sentimental novel was written by William Hill Brown as his first novel and is widely considered the first American novel.

   2. 2January 21, 1789 · Boston, Massachusetts, site of the novel's printingPrinting of The Power of Sympathy in Boston

      Isaiah Thomas printed Brown's anonymous sentimental novel in Boston on January 21, 1789, priced at nine shillings.

Sources

1. The Power of Sympathy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-11