Lowell, James Russell L Authors

Lowell, James Russell L Authors

Lowell, James Russell

James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) was a poet, essayist, literary critic, diplomat, and the first editor of the Atlantic Monthly. A Harvard graduate, he returned there to teach. Lowell spent most of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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- Biographical article on the American poet and diplomat, from the 1911 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Includes bibliography. Some scanner errors.
- Profile of the writer and critic.
- Finding aid for letters and autographed books in the special collections of the University of Rochester River Campus libraries.
- Excerpts from a letter to his sister-in-law about sitting for portraits. Includes woodcuts of the writer and his wife Maria which were based on these daguerreotypes.
- Lowell was American Minister to the Court of St. James for five years, but had already made trips to Europe prior to this appointment. Article examines his attitude towards England and the English. [Contemporary Review]
- A reappraisal of the versatile nineteenth-century writer.
- Tribute recalls the minister to Spain and England, notable for his genial nature and his dedication to literary style.
- Section devoted to Lowell includes a biographical introduction, his essay "Abraham Lincoln," and his speech "Democracy."
- From Literary Friends and Acquaintance, by William Dean Howells. Largely about the older writer's character. In plain text, or as a zip file, from Project Gutenberg.
- Brief biography, two portraits. His hymns include "Once to Every Man and Nation."
- Tells about the poet after whom this Missoula, Montana, school is named.
- A portrait of the poet, and a description of his contribution to Arthuriana.

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