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The Power of Sympathy
''The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature'' (1789) is an 18th-century American sentimental novel written in epistolary form by William Hill Brown, widely considered to be the first American novel.〔For an extended discussion of the critical debate surrounding the claims to this title, see Cathy Davidson, ''Revolution and the Word'' (153–156) and Carla Mulford's introduction to the 1996 Penguin edition of the text, among other sources.〕 The novel was published by Isaiah Thomas in Boston on January 21, 1789, and sold at the price of nine shillings.〔The Power of Sympathy, (bibliographical note ), Questia (accessed 21 Jan 201)〕 ''The Power of Sympathy'' was Brown's first novel. The characters' struggles illustrate the dangers of seduction and the pitfalls of giving in to one's passions, while advocating the moral education of women and the use of rational thinking as ways to prevent the consequences of such actions.
== Historical context ==
The novel mirrors a local New England scandal involving Brown's neighbor Perez Morton's incestuous seduction of Fanny Apthorp; Apthorp was Morton's sister-in-law. Apthorp became pregnant and committed suicide, but Morton was not legally punished.〔Davidson, Cathy. ''Revolution and the Word''. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004. p. 7.〕 The scandal was widely known,〔Walser, Richard. "Boston's Reception of the First American Novel". Early American Literature 17(1): 65–74. p. 66.〕 so most readers were able to quickly identify the "real" story behind the fiction: "in every essential, Brown's story is an indictment of Morton and an exoneration of Fanny Apthorp",〔Davidson, Cathy. ''Revolution and the Word''. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004. p. 175.〕 with "Martin" and "Ophelia" representing Morton and Apthorp, respectively.
A century after William Hill Brown's death in 1793, Arthur Bayley, editor of ''The Bostonian'', published a serial publication of ''The Power of Sympathy'', attributing the work to Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton of Boston, a poetess, the wife of Perez Morton and sister of Frances Apthorp. Through much of the 19th century, the author was believed to be female.〔Davidson, Cathy. ''Revolution and the Word''. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004. pp. 30–31〕
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