One of the first works to treat the writings of Kate Stone and Charlotte Forten, its penultimate chapter cites Leon Edel's biographies to argue that such Henry James stories as "The Story of a Year" and "A Most Extraordinary Case" tie together sexual incapacity with the incapacity to serve one's country. That same section then turns to discuss the novels Playing the Mischief and Honest John Vane b
One of the first works to treat the writings of Kate Stone and Charlotte Forten, its penultimate chapter cites Leon Edel's biographies to argue that such Henry James stories as "The Story of a Year" and "A Most Extraordinary Case" tie together sexual incapacity with the incapacity to serve one's country. That same section then turns to discuss the novels Playing the Mischief and Honest John Vane before declaring John W. De Forest to be the first author to deal seriously with this book's subject.  Though it devotes a number of pages to situate the work of John Pendleton Kennedy in relation to the "Myth of the Old South," the most interesting chapter extols the merits of Grant's Autobiography.  Published in 1962, its title comes from James Ryder Randal's "Maryland, My Maryland."  For 10 points, identify this collection of "Studies in the Literature of the Civil War," a work by Edmund Wilson.
One of the first works to treat the writings of Kate Stone and Charlotte Forten, its penultimate chapter cites Leon Edel's biographies to argue that such Henry James stories as "The Story of a Year" and "A Most Extraordinary Case" tie together sexual incapacity with the incapacity to serve one's country.
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