First printed in 1896 under title: Little journeys to the homes of American authors. Reprinted 20 times. This edition printed in 1922.
A reprint of a part of the collection of papers published by G.P. Putnam and Co. in 1853 under title "Homes of American authors". Probably edited by H.T. Tuckerman or C.F. Briggs. cf. Publisher's note. The article on Whitman has been added.
Contents
Ralph W. Emerson / George W. Curtis -- William C. Bryant / Caroline H. Kirkland -- William H. Prescott / George S. Hillard -- James R. Lowell / Charles. S. Briggs -- William G. Simms / William C. Bryant -- Walt Whitman / Elbert Hubbard -- Nathaniel Hawthorne / George W. Curtis -- John J. Audubon / Parke Godwin -- Washington Irving / H. T. Tuckerman -- Henry W. Longfellow / George W. Curtis -- Edward Everett / George S. Hillard -- George Bancroft / George W. Greene.