Record #:

20379

Author(s):

Walser, Richard

Abstract:

This is a reprint of a paper presented at the 50th annual session of the State Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh, December, 1950. This paper examines the life and writings of Boston born William Hill Brown, credited for writing the first American novel. Brown was only in North Carolina for a year, where he visited relatives, studied law, and wrote poetry before falling ill and dying of fever in September, 1793. An account of his time and writings while in North Carolina, as well as excerpts from these writings, are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 2, April 1951, p138-155, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown, William Hill, 1765-1793

Record #:

39030

Author(s):

Abstract:

William Hill Brown, a native of Boston, published a novel entitled ‘The Power of Sympathy,’ regarded as the first American novel. In 1792, he came to North Carolina to study law, first in Hillsborough, then to Murfreesboro, where he died.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017, p116-117 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown, William Hill, 1765-1793