Project Gutenberg 2012-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 142 Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia) 1810 1886 Stephens, Ann Sophia Winterbotham Slick, Jonathan 13033704 The Portland Sketch Book Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Diamond Cove / S. B. Beckett -- Our own country / James Brooks -- The cruise of the Dart / S. B. Beckett -- To M—, on her birth-day / William Cutter -- Religious obligation in rulers / John W. Chickering -- A New-England winter scene / William Cutter -- Loch Katrine / N. H. Carter -- Worship / Asa Cummings -- The valley of silence / William Cutter -- Descriptions of the Divine Being / Gershom F. Cox -- The French Revolution / Charles S. Daveis -- Mrs. Sykes: from the papers of Dr. Tonic, recently brought to light / Nathaniel Deering -- Old and young / James Furbish -- Autumnal days / P. H. Greenleaf -- The plague / Charles P. Ilsley -- 'Oh, this is not my home' / Charles P. Ilsley -- The village prize / Joseph Ingraham -- Indifference to study / George W. Light -- The village of Auteuil / Henry W. Longfellow -- The past and the new year / Prentiss Mellen -- The ruin of a night / Grenville Mellen -- Courtship / William L. McClintock -- Venetian moonlight / Frederick Mellen -- Ballooning / I. McLellan, Jr. -- Ode / Grenville Mellen -- The boy's mountain song / I. McLellan, Jr. -- The unchangeable Jew / John Neal -- A war-song of the revolution / John Neal -- Musings on music / James F. Otis -- Sin estimated by the light of heaven / Edward Payson -- The way of the soul / L. S. P. -- Fragments of an address on music / Edward Payson -- The blush / Mrs. Elizabeth Smith -- The widowed bride / Mrs. Ann S. Stephens -- Jack Downing's visit to Portland / Seba Smith -- The deserted wife / Mrs. Ann S. Stephens -- Portland as it was / William Willis -- The Cherokee's threat / N. P. Willis -- Grecian and Roman eloquence / Ashur Ware -- Religion / Jason Whitman. Produced by Roberta Staehlin, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Portland Sketch Book" edited by Ann S. Stephens is a collection of literary works produced by authors connected to Portland, Maine, written in the early 19th century. The anthology aims to showcase original writings from various Portland authors, presenting a diverse array of styles and themes reflecting life in and around the Portland area. Among the contributors are notable figures such as Henry W. Longfellow and N. P. Willis. The opening of "The Portland Sketch Book" consists of a preface that outlines the editor's intentions behind the collection. It emphasizes the unique literary contributions of Portland authors and discusses the challenges faced in gathering original materials for the anthology. The preface provides insight into the rich literary heritage of Portland while also listing several contributors and introducing the themes that will be explored throughout the collection. The book sets the stage for a journey through the imaginations and experiences of those who have called Portland their home, promising an engaging read for those interested in regional literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39278/39278-h/images/halftitle_grey.jpg en American literature -- Maine -- Portland PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 556008 556002 2024-10-16T13:54:52.928109 2023-09-17T07:54:17.026155 text/html text/html 563673 2012-03-26T20:43:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 270272 2012-03-26T20:44:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 290363 2024-10-16T13:55:02.914083 application/epub+zip 293411 2024-10-16T13:54:55.050094 application/epub+zip 293411 2024-10-16T13:54:53.983122 application/epub+zip 466357 2024-10-16T13:55:08.222085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402917 2024-10-16T13:55:01.347099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402943 2022-09-18T04:53:14.421564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485699 2024-10-16T13:54:51.512113 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486012 2012-03-26T20:43:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 193712 2012-03-26T20:44:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 485611 2012-03-26T20:44:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 193396 2012-03-26T20:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 485608 2012-03-26T20:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193362 2012-03-26T20:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24835 2024-10-16T13:55:08.376025 application/rdf+xml 15842 2024-10-16T13:54:54.090099 image/jpeg 2595 2024-10-16T13:54:54.038095 image/jpeg 269815 2024-10-16T13:54:52.976113 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia