himself didn't have one. Roberts found a copy in
New York, and "Imagination" was reprinted in his
"Boston Notion" (January 30, 1841), and in his
"Roberts' Semi-Monthly Magazine" (Boston,
February 1 and 15, 1841). Shortly thereafer, he also
reprinted "Heart", in the "Boston Notion" (March 13
and 20, 1841) and in "Roberts' Semi-Monthly
Magazine" (April 1 and 15, 1841).}

{George Roberts' reprint of "Imagination" was
pirated in England, and included in "Imagination; A
Tale for Young Women. With Other Tales by
American Authors" which also included "The Block-
House", by William Leggett and "The Country
Cousin". (London: John Cunningham, 72 pp., 1841
[Series: The Novel Newspaper, 143]) and (London:
N. Bruce, 72 pp., 1842 (Series: Standard Novels,
5]). It also appeared by itself as "Imagination: A
Tale for Young Women" (London: J. Clements, 31
pp., 1841 [for the Romanticist and Novelist's
Library]). There may well exist other pirated
periodical versions.}

{Introductory Note: "Tales for Fifteen" was
apparently written in 1821, when Cooper became
afflicted with writer's block while composing his
first best-selling novel, "The Spy". Cooper had
envisaged a series of five stories, to be called
"American Tales," and which were to deal
respectively with "Imagination", "Heart", "Matter",