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title: 'Seclusaval, or, The Sequel to the Tale of Judith Bensaddi'
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authors:
- 'Henry Ruffner'
date: 1839-10-01
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subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers'
- 'Fiction'
- 'Poetry'
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- 'John 19'
- 'Genesis 2'
- 'Isaiah 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/ruffner-1839-seclusaval-or-the-sequel-to-the-tale-of-judith-bensaddi
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# Seclusaval, or, The Sequel to the Tale of Judith Bensaddi

1839 Southern Literary Messenger issue featuring W. Wallace's poem "Ode to Love" and the opening chapter of the sequel 'Seclusaval'—a tale of lost love, conversion, and a young lawyer in the gold country.

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