Little Journeys to the Homes of American Authors
Author | : George William Curtis |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2018-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780666698612 |
Excerpt from Little Journeys to the Homes of American Authors: Hawthorne Since the reader, however, would greatly mistake if he fancied this, in good sooth, the ancestral halls of the Hawthornes, -the genuine Hawthorn den, - he will be glad to save the credit of his fancy by knowing that it was here our author's bridal tour, - which com menced in Boston, then three hours away, - ended, and his married life be gan. Here, also, his first child was born, and here those sad and silver mosses ac cumulated upon his fancy, from which he heaped so soft a bed for our dreaming. 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.