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| Author | Judith Rossner |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Cloth; Paper) |
| Preceded by | Attachments |
| Followed by | August |
Emmeline is a book by Judith Rossner. Published in 1980, Emmeline details the local legend of a woman who becomes ostracized by everyone in her hometown in Maine after a shocking, long-held secret becomes public. The story is a fictionalized account of the life of Emeline Bachelder Gurney. Both anecdotal and documented evidence have been found about Gurney's life.[1]
Filmmaker David Hoffman posted an interview from the 1970s with a Maine journalist named Nettie Mitchell (1886-1981),[2] who at age 89 spoke about having directly known Emeline Bachelder Gurney. [3]
An operatic version by Tobias Picker (libretto by J. D. McClatchy) premiered in 1996 as a commission of the Santa Fe Opera and has enjoyed considerable success. It has been recorded, televised on PBS, and produced in full-scale and chamber productions.[4]
- ^ Sins Of Our Mothers(subscription required), American Experience documentary, 1989, reviewed in the New York Times, 1989-01-17. Webpage found 2010-03-12.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (17 January 1989). "Reviews/Television: New England Tragedy". The New York Times.
- ^ Old Lady Reveals The SIN She Witnessed In The 1890s In Rural Maine Webpage found 2022-04-06
- ^ "Tragic legend returns to public TV, retold this time as an opera", Current, July 22, 1996.