Question

Can anyone suggest a piece of fiction written in or about the colonial age (1582 - 1789). I considered something about the Salem Witch Trials but it cannot be "The Crucible" because someone already snatched that. Grrr. That is the only thing I could think of. It has to be fiction and I am not good with this time. Thanks

Answer 1

Anne Bradstreet's writing are amazing looks at everyday life in colonial times. Here's one of many:

http://www.annebradstreet.com/verses_upon_the_burning_of_our_house.htm

(from http://www.annebradstreet.com/Default.htm )

Answer 2

Johnny Tremain is a great story about the Revolutionary War period.

The Deerslayer and The Last of the Mohicans are also great books about that period.

Answer 3

Also, look at any of Bret Harte's work, or Nathaniel Hawthorne, and there is Herman Melville and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

This site will give you a great list of authors who wrote during that time.
http://etext.virginia.edu/eaf/eafindex.htm

Answer 4

Benjamin Franklin's autobiography is also excellent:
http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/

"Young Goodman Brown" by Hawthorne:
http://www.online-literature.com/hawthorne/158/

There are many excellent works of various types from that era.

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Answer 5

<i>writings</i> (not <i>writing</i>)!

Answer 6

It is difficult to exclude The Scarlet Letter.