Love After Marriage; and Other Stories of the Heart

Caroline Lee Hentz (1800–1856) was a prolific American novelist and short story writer, renowned for her contributions to antebellum Southern literature. Born Caroline Lee Whiting in Massachusetts, she later adopted her married name Hentz after wedding Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, a French entomologist. Though initially known for her poetry, Hentz's lasting legacy rests chiefly upon her prose. Her re...