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Cover title: George Lippard, an anthology.
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This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
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The Killers is a tale of gang violence, revenge, kidnapping, racial and ethnic conflict, international intrigue, and working-class triumph. Based on the real-life events of a Philadelphia race riot, this long-out-of-print sensational novella showcases the political and literary interests of its author, bestselling novelist George Lippard.
This novel is a melodramatic tale of greed, corruption, and scandal in New York City in the early 19th century. The story follows the wealthy Van Huyden family, particularly Gulian Van Huyden and his wife Joanna, and their tumultuous relationships with each other and with various characters from the city's upper and lower classes. The novel explores themes such as social inequality, political corruption, prostitution, drug addiction, and murder, and it offers a vivid portrait of the city's diverse and often dark underbelly.
Excerpt from The Life and Choice Writings of George Lippard: With a Portrait, and Facsimile of a Portion of a Letter Written in the Early Part of His Illness This was the first idea of the Work. It embodies a sophism, but it is a sophism that errs on the right side. But as I progressed in my task, other ideas were added to the original thought. Secluded in my room, having no familiarity with the vices of a large city, save from my studentship in the Office of an attorney-general - the Confessional of our Protestant communities - I determined to write a book which should describe all the phases of a corrupt social system, as manifested in the city of Philadelphia. The results of my labors was...