Elizabeth Stoddard (1823-1902) was the author of three novels, including "The Morgesons "and "Temple House," as well as short fiction, poetry, and newspaper editorials. Jennifer Putzi is an assistant professor in the Department of English and Women's Studies Program at the College of William and Mary. She is the author of "Identifying Marks: The Marked Body in Nineteenth-Century American Literature."
Lawrence Buell is Powell M. Cabot Research Professor of American Literature at Harvard University.