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Born in
Salem, Mass., May 4, 1796.
He graduated from Harvard in 1814, and would have studied law, but defective vision forbade, and he turned his attention to history by the aid of readers.
His first work was
The history of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic (1838), and was followed by
Miscellanies (1845);
History of the conquest of Peru (1847);
The history of the Reign of Philip II., King of Spain (1855); and the
Life of Charles V. After his Abdication (1857). Died in
Boston, Mass., Jan. 28, 1859.
Born in
Portsmouth, Eng., in 1762.
She came to
America in 1767 with her father,
Lieut. William Haswell, and later married in
London William Rowson; returning to
America she became an actress, and later a schoolmistress.
She wrote and published
Victoria (1786);
Charlotte Temple: or, a tale of truth (1790); and
Miscellaneous poems (1804). Died in
Boston, Mass., March 2, 1824.
Born in
Boston, Mass., Oct. 16, 1838.
Graduating at Williams College in 1858, he taught for a short time, soon removing to
Boston and devoting himself to literature.
His
Seven little people was published in 1862 and
Dream children in 1863.
He became editor of the
Riverside magazine for young children and later of the
Atlantic monthly.
Among his works are
Stories from my Attic (1869);
The Bodley books (1875-87);
The dwellers in five-sisters Court (1876);
Men and manners in America (1876);
Stories and romances (1880);
The children's book (1881);
Boston town (1881);
Life of Noah Webster (1882);
History of the United States (1884);
Men and letters (1888). He assisted
Mrs. Taylor with
Life and letters of Bayard Taylor (1884); and was editor of the series of
Cambridge poets, and otherwise responsible for the making of many good books.
His latest work was the
Life of Lowell (1901). He died in
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 11, 1902.
