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A Literary Tour of the United States

Summary

The literary traditions of Virginia and Washington, DC, are linked to the genre of the romance novel. Learn about the Reconstruction romances of Ellen Glasgow, which expressed hopes for healing the nation after the Civil War, and the 19th-century feminist adventure novels of E.D.E.N. Southworth. Then, delve into more recent romances set in our nation's capital by Nora Ephron and Devon Daniels.

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