The Old Stone Mansion is a historical novel written by Charles Jacobs Peterson and first published in 1859. Set in the early 19th century, the story follows the lives of the wealthy and powerful Van Rensselaer family, who reside in a grand stone mansion in upstate New York. The novel begins with the arrival of a new tutor, Henry Ashton, who is hired to educate the Van Rensselaer children. Ashton quickly becomes enamored with the family's eldest daughter,...