SOURCE: “Sincerity, Secrecy, and Lies: Helen Hunt Jackson's No Name Novels,” in Studies in American Fiction, Vol. 21, No. 1, Spring, 1993, pp. 51-66.
In the following essay, Schmudde contends that although Jackson was an accomplished essayist, poet and short story writer, she did not realize the full potential and power of her writing abilities until she began publishing her work under her own name. The essay also contains an overview of Jackson's early novels, concluding with a brief analysis of Jackson's eventual involvement with the Native American cause.
