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Re: Novels and Movies set in Virginia
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Jurretta Heckscher <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:58:40 -0400
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Fascinating!  I hadn't realized that.

Provisionally, Defoe's novel should definitely get the prize for
earliest work of fiction set in Virginia--and one of the prizes for
most distinguished author.

Best--

--Jurretta


On Jul 17, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Jon Kukla wrote:

> Daniel Defoe's The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
> (London, 1722) -- His heroine ends up on a Virginia plantation.
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> Dr. Jon Kukla, Executive Vice-President
> Red Hill - The Patrick Henry National Memorial
> 1250 Red Hill Road
> Brookneal, Virginia 24528
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> - Karen Gorham, Associate Curator
> - Edith Poindexter, Curator
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