The Yemassee
| Author | William Gilmore Simms |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers (New York) |
Publication date | April 1835 |
| Pages | Two vol. (1835 ed.) |
The Yemassee: a romance of Carolina is an 1835 novel by William Gilmore Simms that was a popular bestseller of its time, and Simms' best known novel.[1][2]
The book's plot is set in the low country of South Carolina in the early 1700s. It was released in April 1835 to positive critical reviews.[3]
References
- ↑ Hart, James D. The Popular Book: A History of America's Literary Taste, p. 80 (1951)
- ↑ Hagstette, Todd. The Yemassee. A Romance of Carolina, Simms Library, University of South Carolina, Retrieved 29 September 2014
- ↑ Wimsatt, Mary Ann. The Major Fiction of William Gilmore Simms: Cultural Traditions and Literary Form, Chapter 2 (1989)