Alonzo and Melissa; Or, The Unfeeling Father: An American Tale
I. Mitchell · 1811
A sentimental early nineteenth-century American romance novel, this tale follows Alonzo, a young Connecticut lawyer, who falls in love with Melissa, the sister of his close friend, while rival suitor Beauman also courts her, testing the lovers' reliance on Providence through affliction and separation.
Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.
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