Once again the play was ascribed to John Murray
, and again he publicly denied his authorship. The audience was enthusiastic, but a bad review by Robert Treat Paine
made The Traveller Returned controversial.
Field, Vena Bernadette. Constantia: A Study of the Life and Works of Judith Sargent Murray, 1751-1820. University of Maine Press, 1931.
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Skemp, Sheila L. Judith Sargent Murray. A Brief Biography with Documents. Bedford Books, 1998.