''Ishmael'' is a novel written by
E.D.E.N. Southworth. Ishmael is the hero of the 1863–64 serialization ''Self-Made; or Out of the Depths''. He is of low birth but has worked to establish himself in society as a lawyer. He understands the suffering endured by his mother and seeks to protect women through his knowledge of the law. Southworth is credited as contributing the "
self-made man
"Self-made man" is a classic phrase coined on February 2, 1842 by Henry Clay in the United States Senate, to describe individuals whose success lay within the individuals themselves, not with outside conditions. Benjamin Franklin, one of the Foun ...
" character to literature with this novel. ''Ishmael'' and its sequel ''Self-Raised'' were both huge success.
In 1921, ''Ishmael'' was turned into a motion picture called ''
Hearts of Youth
''Hearts of Youth'' is a lost 1921 American silent film based on the novel ''Ishmael'' by E. D. E. N. Southworth. The film was directed by Tom Miranda and Millard Webb, with Webb writing the adaption for the screen. The movie stars Harold Good ...
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See also
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The Hidden Hand (novel)
''The Hidden Hand '' (or ''Capitola the Madcap'') is a serial novel by E. D. E. N. Southworth first published in the ''New York Ledger'' in 1859, and was Southworth's most popular novel. It was serialized twice more, first in 1868–69 and then aga ...
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New York Ledger
''The New York Ledger'' was a weekly story paper published in Manhattan, New York. It was established in 1855 by Robert E. Bonner, by transforming the weekly financial journal called ''The Merchant's Ledger'' that he had purchased in 1851. Bo ...
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The National Era
''The National Era'' was an abolitionist newspaper published weekly in Washington, D.C., from 1847 to 1860. Gamaliel Bailey was its editor in its first year. ''The National Era Prospectus'' stated in 1847:
Each number contained four pages of s ...
References
1876 American novels
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