Brother Jonathan: or, the New Englanders
John Neal's 1825 novel of New England life, published anonymously in Edinburgh. The attribution to Neal is documented in scholarship on the author.
- Original byline
- Anonymous
- Published
- Date not recorded
- Form
- Novels
- Authorship
- Revealed: John Neal
- Attribution source
- Wikidata P50 (Q123399542); Wikipedia note
- Reason for anonymity
- Unrecorded
- Copyright
- Public domain
- Reference
- Wikipedia · Wikidata
The authorship story
Brother Jonathan: or, the New Englanders appeared anonymously from Blackwood in 1825, a sprawling novel of Yankee manners and Revolutionary upheaval. Its author was John Neal, the American then writing furiously from within British literary culture, and the attribution is documented in Neal scholarship. Neal published anonymously and pseudonymously throughout his career, sometimes to dodge his own reputation, sometimes to game the review system he also wrote for. Brother Jonathan belongs to that pattern: the byline was withheld, the authorship was never durably hidden.
Questions readers ask
Who wrote Brother Jonathan: or, the New Englanders?
Brother Jonathan: or, the New Englanders was published anonymously and is documented as the work of John Neal.. Source: Wikidata P50 (Q123399542); Wikipedia note.
Can I read Brother Jonathan: or, the New Englanders for free?
Yes. Brother Jonathan: or, the New Englanders is in the public domain and the full text is free to read at the Internet Archive.
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