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Mrs. Felton
A keen-eyed traveler, Mrs. Felton recorded her family’s two-year journey through the United States in a lively account of ocean travel, New York, the Hudson River, and Long Island. Her observations offer a rare glimpse of American life through the eyes of a British woman and mother in the 1830s.
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About the author
Mrs. Felton is the author of Life in America: A Narrative of Two Years’ City and Country Residence in the United States, first published in Hull in 1838 and later reissued as American Life. Her book combines travel writing with practical observations intended both to inform prospective emigrants and to entertain readers curious about life across the Atlantic.
Biographical records are limited, but bookseller and library research identifies her as likely the wife of John Felton, a private teacher and author. The Felton family traveled to New York with four children, including a six-month-old infant, and her account describes their voyage, New York City, a journey up the Hudson River, and their residence on Long Island. No verified portrait of Mrs. Felton has been located.