Portraits And Biographical Sketches Of Twenty American Authors (1887)

By Houghton Mifflin and Company

Book Overview

""Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Twenty American Authors"" is a book published by Houghton Mifflin and Company in 1887. The book contains detailed biographical sketches of twenty prominent American authors of the time, accompanied by portraits of each author. The authors featured in the book include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell, among others. The biographical sketches provide insights into the lives, personalities, and literary careers of these authors, and offer a glimpse into the literary culture of nineteenth-century America. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in American literature, history, and culture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1437490913
• ISBN13: 9781437490916
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"