The Story of America’s First Novel — VOA Learning English
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In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected as the first United States president, a printer quietly published what would become the first American novel.
William Hill Brown wrote the book, called The Power of Sympathy. Isaiah Thomas & Company in Boston, Massachusetts published it anonymously.
Around 100 pages long, The Power of Sympathy is a love story of two young New Englanders. Their relationship ends suddenly and tragically when they learn of a shocking secret. The book is dedicated to the “Young Ladies of United Columbia” (the United States).
Outside of Boston, though, few Americans would have known or cared about The Power of Sympathy as a historical marker.
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