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Literary New York: Its Landmarks and Associations

Chapter 43: BELLES-LETTRES
By Charles Hemstreet
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A chronological survey traces the city's literary development from its earliest colonial era through the nineteenth century, profiling major writers associated with different periods and describing the taverns, theaters, churches, libraries, and streets that served as their settings. Each chapter pairs biographical sketches with evocative accounts of meeting-places and surviving landmarks, accompanied by maps and illustrations. The narrative highlights how urban change shaped literary life and offers portraits of both celebrated and lesser-known contributors, concluding with reflections on contemporary writers and the city’s continuing cultural identity.

BELLES-LETTRES

Browning, Poet and Man

A Survey. By Elisabeth Luther Cary, author of "The Rossettis," "William Morris," etc.

8o. With 25 illustrations in photogravure and some text illustrations. Net, $3.50.

LIBRARY EDITION. With photogravure frontispiece and 16 illustrations in half-tone. $2.50.

"It is written with taste and judgment.... The book is exactly what it ought to be, and will lead many to an appreciation of Browning who have hitherto looked at the bulk of his writings with disgust.... It is beautifully illustrated, and the paper and typography are superb. It is an edition that every admirer of Browning should possess, being worthy in every way of the poet."—Chicago Evening Post.

Tennyson, His Homes, his Friends,
and his Work.

By Elisabeth Luther Cary, author of "The Rossettis," "William Morris," etc.

8o. With 18 illustrations in photogravure and some text illustrations. Net, $3.50.

LIBRARY EDITION. With photogravure frontispiece and 16 illustrations in half-tone, $2.50.

"The multitude of admirers of Tennyson in the United States will mark this beautiful volume as very satisfactory. The text is clear, terse, and intelligent, and the matter admirably arranged, while the mechanical work is faultless, with art work especially marked for excellence."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.

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BELLES-LETTRES

William Morris, Poet, Craftsman
Socialist

By Elisabeth Luther Cary, author of "The Rossettis," "Robert Browning," "Tennyson," etc.

8o. Fully illustrated, uniform with "The Rossettis," "Browning," etc. Net, $3.50. By mail, $3.75.

William Morris, of active, varied, and interesting life, has been the subject of several biographies, written from different points of view. Nevertheless, there is need for an account that gathers together the chief facts of the life in a condensed form, and connects them with comment and criticism of an informing character. Miss Cary has emphasized the essential unity of purpose underlying the numerous and diverse pursuits in which Morris was engaged, and has sought to distinguish the peculiar and enduring qualities by which his genius was marked.

The Rossettis, Dante Gabriel
and Christina

By Elisabeth Luther Cary

With 27 illustrations in photogravure and some text illustrations. Net, $3.50.

LIBRARY EDITION. With photogravure frontispiece and 16 illustrations in half-tone, $2.50.

"The story of this life has been told by Mr. Hall Caine, Mr. William Sharp, Mr. Watts-Dunton, and Mr. William Rossetti, his brother, but never quite so well as by Miss Cary, who, thoroughly conversant with all the material which their writings furnish, has turned it to better advantage than they were capable of from their personal relation to its perplexing subject."—Mail and Express.

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