Publisher; born in
Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 31, 1817; was educated in his native place; went to
Boston and became a clerk in a book-store in 1834.
Soon after he reached his majority he became a partner in the publishing firm of
Ticknor,
Reed & Fields, of which he remained a member till 1870.
After retiring from the publishing business
Mr. Fields became a lecturer on literary subjects.
His published works include a volume of
Poems;
A few verses for a few friends;
Yesterdays with authors;
Hawthorne; and
In and out of doors with Charles Dickens.
He was editor of the
Atlantic monthly in 1862-70, and afterwards (with
Edwin P. Whipple) edited the
Family Library of English poetry.
He died in
Boston, April 24, 1881.
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