Scudder (1838-1902) was an American man of letters and editor who after a period teaching in New York returned to his native Boston to devote himself to literary work. He is now best known for his children's books and for his editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, a position he held from 1890-98. This biography of the Romantic poet, critic, editor and diplomat James Russell Lowell (1819-91) was published in two volumes in 1901. With six full-page illustrations. Volume 1 of 2.
Excerpt from James Russell Lowell, Vol. 1 of 2: A Biography Lowell's contributions to the National anti-slav ery Standard; to Mrs. Richard Grant White; to Dr. Edward Everett Hale, whose James Russell Lowell and his Friends has been a pleasant accompaniment to my labors; to General James Lowell Carter for the use of his father's letters; to Col. T. W. Higginson to Mrs. S. B. Herrick; to Mrs. Mark H. Liddell for Lowell's letters to Mr. John W. Field; to Mr. R. R. Bowker; to Mr. R. W. Gilder; to Mr. Edwin L. Godkin; to Mr. Howells, Mr. Aldrich, Mr. De Witt Miller, Mr. J. Spenser Trask, and others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
