Wives and Widows; or, The Broken Life

Ann Sophia Stephens (1810 - 1886) was a pioneering American novelist and magazine editor. One of the earliest American writers to turn her talent to the then burgeoning genre of popular fiction, Stephens is best known for her sentimental and sensational novels that captivated a burgeoning readership during the mid-19th century. Her work often explored themes of domestic life, social status, and th...