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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 40 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 34 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature 30 0 Browse Search
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899 21 1 Browse Search
Bliss Perry, The American spirit in lierature: a chronicle of great interpreters 20 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 10 0 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 8 0 Browse Search
William Alexander Linn, Horace Greeley Founder and Editor of The New York Tribune 8 0 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature, Chapter 4: the New York period (search)
reminiscences of New York by Gulian C. Verplanck and William C. Bryant the poet. This passage, probably by Mr. Verplanck, gputation of James Fenimore Cooper may well rest. William Cullen Bryant. The third of the three recognized founders of Aspoken among noted men, and he stretched out his hand to Mr. Bryant with the most exuberant cordiality. What, said he, Mr. Mr. Bryant? Why, I have heard of him all my life. He is one of the regular old stagers. Why, he edited a paper as long ago as was a boy at West Point, and shook his hand violently. Mr. Bryant drew away his hand quietly with a rather wounded expressof language had gone from them, nor did it come back until Bryant recaptured for the first time its grander lines at the samorth a part of the New York influence. It was said of Mr. Bryant by an accomplished English critic that he partook, in anesult was never very happy. The Knickerbocker group. Bryant, though sometimes classed among Knickerbocker authors, did
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature, A Glossary of Important Contributors to American Literature (search)
in 1800; Edgar Huntley in 1799; Clara Howard in 1801 ; and Jane Talbot in 1704. In the mean time he had become an editor, having in charge between 1799 and 1808 The monthly magazine and American Review (New York) and The literary magazine and American Register (Philadelphia). He wrote also Alcuin, a dialogue on the rights of women (1797); several political pamphlets ; a General Geography; and a treatise on Rome during the age of the Antonines. Died of consumption, Feb. 22, 1810. Bryant, William Cullen Born in Cummington, Mass., Nov. 3, 1794. His father was a country physician, and could give him only a year at Williams College, after which he spent the years between 1811 and 1825 in the study and practice of law. His genius was remarkably precocious. Thanatopsis, perhaps his most famous poem, was written at the age of seventeen. His first creditable volume of verse, published in 1821, included Thanatopsis and the Lines to a water-fowl. Numerous other volumes appeared betwee
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature, chapter 13 (search)
ngton Irving, in American men of letters series, 1881. T. R. Lounsbury's James Fenimore Cooper, in American men of letters series, 1883. P. Godwin's Life of Bryant, 2 vols., D. Appleton, 1878. H. A. Beers's Nathaniel Parker Willis, in American men of letters series, 1885. E. Cary's George William Curtis, in American men of letters series, 1894. (B) Good editions of Irving and Cooper are so numerous as to need no specification. The standard edition of Bryant is P. Godwin's, 4 vols., D. Appleton & Co., 1883-1884. For critical estimates of the Knickerbocker School, see particularly Wendell's Literary history, Bk. IV., VI.; and C. E. 's Knickerbocker's history of New York. 1812. War with England. 1814. Peace with England. 1817. Monroe President. 1820. Irving's Sketch book. 1821. Bryant's Poems. 1821. Cooper's The spy. 1821. James G. Percival's Poems. 1821. R. H. Dana's Dying Buccaneer. 1826. Longfellow's Poems. 1827. Fitz-Greene H
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature, Index. (search)
nlee, 264. Brown, Charles Brockden, 51, 69-78, 92, 142, 143. Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 129. Browning, Robert, 68, 183, 215, 225, 229, 260-262, 265. Bryant, William Cullen, 81, 100-104. Buckingham, Joseph T., 93. Buel, Rev. J. W., 262. Bunker Hill, Battle of, 61, 135. Burns, Robert, 35, 36, 68, 69, 114, 152, 153. Burr Norton, Andrews, 10. Norton, Hon. Mrs., 123. O'Connor's child, Campbell's, 36. Ode to light, Schiller's, 280. Ode to sleep, Trumbull's, 40. Odyssey, Bryant's, 104. Old Manse, 184. Old Sergeant, Willson's, 264. Oratory, printed, 41-45. Ormond, Brown's, 70. Orpheus C. Kerr, 243. Ossoli, Margaret Fuller258, 259, 260, 261, 265. Tenth Muse, Anne Bradstreet's, 11. Ten years in the Valley of the Mis-sissippi, Flint's, 239. Thackeray, W. M., 186. Thanatopsis, Bryant's, 103. Thaxter, Celia, 264. Thoreau, Henry David, 165, 191-198, 216, 225, 231, 264, 280. Thou art mine, Thou hast given thy word, Stedman's, 264. Ticknor