Malbone

In his novel "Malbone," Thomas Wentworth Higginson crafts a poignant narrative that explores themes of love, loss, and societal constraints in early 19th-century New England. The story unfolds through the complex relationship between its protagonist, Edward Malbone, an artist whose affections and aspirations are stifled by the rigid moral and social impeccability of his time. Higginson's prose is ...