The Peabody Sisters of Salem (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Louise Hall Tharp
- First Published: 1950
- Time of Work: 1804–1894
- Setting: Salem and Boston, Massachusetts; Cuba; and Europe
- Principal Characters: Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, Sophia Amelia Peabody Hawthorne, Mrs. Elizabeth Peabody, Dr. Nathaniel Peabody, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Horace Mann, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Intellectuals, Authors or writers, Literature, Education or educators, Marriage, Sisters, Sick persons, Biography
- Locales: Europe, Boston, MA, Cuba, Salem, MA
Form and Content
The starting point of The Peabody Sisters of Salem is December, 1833, when Sophia and Mary Peabody were leaving Boston on a ship bound for Cuba. Louise Hall Tharp chooses this as her introductory scene to characterize her primary subjects. Sophia was the fragile invalid whose health was the reason for the trip. Mary was the quiet, secretly suffering sister going along as Sophia’s protector. Elizabeth Peabody, the oldest and wisest sister, stayed behind to manage their family’s affairs. Also characterized by this scene are Mrs. Elizabeth Peabody,...
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