Confession, or, the Blind Heart (Large Print Edition): a Domestic Story

By William Gilmore Simms and William Gilmore 1806-1870 Simms

Book Overview

Confession or The Blind Heart is a novel written by William Gilmore Simms. The book tells the story of a young man named George Hargrave who is torn between his love for two women: the beautiful and virtuous Ellen Hargrave, who is his cousin, and the seductive and manipulative Julia Waring. As George struggles to choose between the two women, he is forced to confront his own weaknesses and confront the consequences of his actions. The novel is set in the American South in the mid-19th century and explores themes of morality, love, and the destructive power of desire. With its complex characters and vivid descriptions of Southern life, Confession or The Blind Heart is a compelling and thought-provoking read.1885. Simms, American poet, novelist and historian, whose novels are almost wholly southern, and marked invariably with local color; many of them are historical, but for the most part they aim to reproduce the various types of southern and southwestern life. Confession begins: The pains and penalties of folly are not necessarily death. They were in old times, perhaps, according to the text, and he who kept not to himself the secrets of his silly heart was surely crucified or burnt. Though lacking in penalties extreme like these, the present is not without its own. All times, indeed, have their penalties for folly, much more certainly than for crime; and this fact furnishes one of the must human arguments in favor of the doctrine of rewards and punishments in the future state. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1417942371
• ISBN13: 9781417942374
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"