An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

A City Sketch

Gay, Getty. "A City Sketch." New York Saturday Press, August 13, 1859, 1.
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

Not understanding her aunt's desire to maintain her home in one of the poorer neighborhoods in New York City, the storyteller visits her home. Lucy, a woman living with the aunt tells how she made her life better. The storyteller also describes the street scenes of the neighborhood.

People Mentioned in this Work
People who Created this Work
Gay, Getty author