Ishmael (Southworth novel)

Novel by Southwortth

A still from Hearts of Youth (1921), based on the novel Ishmael

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.[1] He understands the suffering endured by his mother and seeks to protect women through his knowledge of the law.[2] Southworth is credited as contributing the "self-made man" character to literature with this novel. Ishmael and its sequel Self-Raised were both huge successes.[3] In 1921, Ishmael was turned into a motion picture called Hearts of Youth.

## See also

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* The Hidden Hand (novel)
* New York Ledger
* The National Era

## References

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1. ^ "Southworth, E.D.E.N. (1819–1899) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
2. ^ Melissa Homestead; Pamela Washington (eds.). E.D.E.N. Southworth: Recovering a Nineteenth-Century Popular Novelist. The University of Tennessee Press. pp. 254–262\. ISBN 9781572339255.
3. ^ "Emma Southworth | American author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

## External links

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*   * Ishmael; Or, In the Depths at Project Gutenberg

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