The Selected Letters of Elizabeth Stoddard

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The Selected Letters of Elizabeth Stoddard � Edited by Jennifer Putzi and Elizabeth Stockton University of iowa Press iowa City University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2012 by the University of Iowa Press www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America Design by Sara T. Sauers No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823–1902. [Correspondence. Selections] The selected letters of Elizabeth Stoddard / edited by Jennifer Putzi and Elizabeth Stockton. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-1-60938-122-6, isbn-10: 1-60938-122-x (pbk) isbn-13: 978-1-60938-145-5, isbn-10: 1-60938-145-9 (e-book) 1. Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823–1902—Correspondence. 2. Women authors, American—19th century— Correspondence. I. Putzi, Jennifer. II. Stockton, Elizabeth. III. Title. Ps2934.s3z48 2012 813’.4—dc23 [B] 2012007469 For our boys: Charley Quinn Timothy Putzi, Sam Patrick Addison Putzi, Nolan Patrick Brown, Ian Michael Brown, and William Lowell Jecmen. And for her boys: Wilson (“Willy”) Stoddard, Lorimer (“Lorry”) Edwin Stoddard, and her unnamed infant son. ...