American Authors and Their Homes, Personal Descriptions and Interviews

American Authors and Their Homes is a book written by Francis Whiting Halsey that delves into the personal lives of some of America's most celebrated authors. The book provides readers with a unique glimpse into the homes and daily routines of these literary giants, including such luminaries as Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Halsey's writing style is both informative and engaging, and he uses his interviews with the authors and their families to paint a vivid picture of their personalities and lifestyles. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in American literature and the lives of the writers who shaped it.1898. Eighteen illustrations. Halsey, a journalist, who joined the staff of the New York Times as foreign editor and writer of book reviews. He was literary editor of the Times, and assumed charge of the Times Saturday review of books and art when that department was formed. The authors whose homes are featured in this volume include: Richard Henry Stoddard; John Burroughs; Henry van Dyke; Frank R. Stockton; Hamilton W. Mabie; Thomas Bailey Aldrich; William Dean Howells; Paul Leicester Ford; John Fiske; George W. Cable; Joaquin Miller; Edmund Clarence Stedman; Thomas Nelson Page; F. Hopkinson Smith; Donald G. Mitchell; Thomas Wentworth Higginson; George E. Woodberry; Andrew Carnegie; Brander Matthews; John Kendrick Bangs; Henry M. Alden; and Ernest Seton-Thompson. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.