New England in Letters

Rufus Rockwell Wilson

• Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9783849663278
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

Mr. Wilson, who is widely and favorably known through his " Rambles in Colonial Byways" and similar works, describes a series of pilgrimages to all the noteworthy literary landmarks of the New England States. These carry the reader to the birthplace of Longfellow and the scenes sung by Whittier, to the Salem of Hawthorne, to the Concord of Emerson and Thoreau, to Cambridge with its memories of Holmes and Lowell, to Boston and the land of the Pilgrims, and then westward to the Berkshires, where Melville wrought upon his best romances and Bryant found inspiration for his loftiest verse. The work of each author is dealt with in association with its environment, and this method makes Mr. Wilson's book both a guide for the pilgrim and an illuminating review for the student.

Table of contents

• FOREWORD
• CHAPTER I. Through Longfellow's Country
• CHAPTER II. Wanderings in Whittier Land
• CHAPTER III. The Salem of Hawthorne
• CHAPTER IV. Emerson and Others in Concord
• CHAPTER V. Cambridge and its Worthies
• CHAPTER VI. A Day of Literary Beginnings
• CHAPTER VII. The Autocrat and His Comrades
• CHAPTER VIII. The Boston of a Later Time
• CHAPTER IX. The Land of the Pilgrims
• CHAPTER X. A Winding Bay State Journey
• CHAPTER XI. The Berkshires and Beyond
• CHAPTER XII. Connecticut Wits and Worthies