Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 50 Fields, Annie 1834 1915 Fields, Annie Adams Fields, Mrs. James T. (Annie) Authors and Friends Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Longfellow: 1807-1882 -- Glimpses of Emerson -- Oliver Wendell Holmes: personal recollections and unpublished letters -- Days with Mrs. Stowe -- Celia Thaxter -- Whittier: notes of his life and of his friendships -- Tennyson -- Lady Tennyson. Produced by Tiffany Vergon, Patricia Ehler and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Authors and Friends" by Annie Fields is a collection of biographical sketches and intimate recollections about prominent literary figures, primarily from the 19th century. The book explores the lives, friendships, and literary contributions of famous authors such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and others, offering a glimpse into their personalities and the dynamics of their relationships. The opening of the work focuses on Longfellow's love of nature and community, symbolized by the lilacs he cherished. It discusses his childhood, early aspirations in literature, and the academic foundation that shaped him as a renowned poet. The text reflects on Longfellow's friendships, particularly with Nathaniel Hawthorne, and highlights anecdotes that illustrate his character—his sensitivity, diligence, and commitment to the literary arts. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Longfellow's impact on American literature and the interconnected lives of various literary figures, pivoting from personal reminiscences to broader themes of aspiration and creative struggle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894 Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 Tennyson, Emily Sellwood Tennyson, Baroness, 1813-1896 PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 509376 509255 2024-10-04T08:43:06.453639 2023-10-04T08:07:38.717900 text/html text/html 509369 509248 2024-10-04T08:43:06.726599 2023-10-04T08:07:38.907933 text/html text/html 265919 2024-10-04T08:43:14.162581 application/epub+zip 272785 2024-10-04T08:43:08.645585 application/epub+zip 272785 2024-10-04T08:43:07.448590 application/epub+zip 473215 2024-10-04T08:43:18.505027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447871 2024-10-04T08:43:13.340573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423560 2022-09-04T11:54:08.824595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477504 477434 2024-10-04T08:43:06.036618 2023-10-04T08:07:38.343854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 472612 2021-01-02T09:50:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188609 2021-01-02T09:50:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21227 2024-10-04T08:43:18.633025 application/rdf+xml 14031 2024-10-04T08:43:07.980585 image/jpeg 3622 2024-10-04T08:43:07.713575 image/jpeg 262162 2024-10-04T08:43:06.771587 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