A Manual of American Literature

American literature American Revolution appeared artistic Atlantic Atlantic Monthly became began born Boston Bret Harte career century character Charles College colonial contributed criticism death early edited editor Emerson England English English Language essays father fiction G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS George graduated Harvard Hawthorne Henry Holmes humour imagination intellectual interest Irving James James Russell Lowell John journalism known language later lectures letters literary lived Longfellow Lowell Magazine Massachusetts Monthly moral narrative native nature never novel novelist orator period Philadelphia Philip Freneau philosophy poems poet poetic poetry political popular produced professor prose published Puritan readers Revolution Revolutionary romance Samuel Adams satire short stories sketches spirit style success tale Tauchnitz thought tion Uncle Remus United University verse Virginia volumes Washington William writer written wrote Yale Yale College York