Hope Leslie, or, Early Times in the Massachusetts is an 1827 novel written by Catharine Maria Sedgwick. The book is considered significant because of its strong feminism overtones and ideas of equity toward Native Americans. The book is a historical romance, set mostly in 1643. A number of historical figures appear, including Puritan leader John Winthrop, Puritan heretic Samuel Gorton, and the Pequot Native American Mononotto. Source: Wikipedia (en)