Ishmael (Southworth novel)

He is of low birth but has worked to establish himself in society as a lawyer.

[1] He understands the suffering endured by his mother and seeks to protect women through his knowledge of the law.

[2] Southworth is credited as contributing the "self-made man" character to literature with this novel.

Ishmael and its sequel Self-Raised were both huge successes.

[3] In 1921, Ishmael was turned into a motion picture called Hearts of Youth.