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Every year when the lilac buds begin to burst their sheaths and until the full-blown clusters have spent themselves in the early summer air, the remembrance of Longfellow-something of his presence-wakes with us in the morning and recurs with every fragrant breeze. "Now is the... Read Full Overview

Annie Adams Fields was an American writer. Although Fields often turns up in the pantheons of 19th century poetry, it is for her short sympathetic biographies that she is now remembered.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The solitude of Celia Thaxter's childhood, which was not solitude, surrounded as she was with the love of a father and a mother, all tenderness, and brothers dear to her as her own life, developed in the child strange faculties. She was five years old when the family left Portsmouth,... Read Full Overview

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Authors and Friends is a collection of essays written by Annie Fields, a prominent figure in literary circles in the late nineteenth century. The essays cover a wide range of topics, including personal recollections of famous writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Harriet... Read Full Overview

Authors and Friends is a collection of essays written by Annie Fields, a prominent figure in literary circles in the late nineteenth century. The essays cover a wide range of topics, including personal recollections of famous writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Harriet... Read Full Overview