In "Authors and Friends," Annie Fields offers an illuminating exploration of the literary friendships that shaped 19th-century American literature. Through a series of engaging biographical sketches and correspondences, Fields provides a rich tapestry of personal relationships, capturing the dynamics between notable authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, and Louisa May Alcott. Writing with a reflective yet intimate style, Fields not only delineates their creative visions but als...

In "Authors and Friends," Annie Fields presents a rich tapestry of literary life in the 19th century, offering readers a captivating glimpse into the world of authorship and intellectual camaraderie. Through a series of vividly drawn portraits, Fields intricately weaves personal anecdotes and reflections, illuminating the complexities of friendship among notable writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry James, and Louisa May Alcott. Her writing style, characterized by its lyricism and emo...

Authors and Friends by Annie Fields offers an intimate glimpse into the literary world of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through personal anecdotes, correspondence, and reflections, Fields shares her experiences with renowned authors and explores the friendships, mentorships, and collaborations that shaped literary culture. This book is a treasure for readers interested in literary history, biography, and the human connections behind famous works, providing insight into the social...

In this work, Fields shares her personal experiences and anecdotes involving various authors and intellectuals, including Henry James, Sarah Orne Jewett, and George Eliot, among others. Through her thoughtful and affectionate portrayals, she captures the essence of their personalities, their creative processes, and the relationships they formed within the literary community.Fields' writing is characterized by its warmth and keen observation, making her narratives both engaging and enlighte...

Annie Fields offers an intimate and charming portrait in Authors and Friends, giving listeners a delightful glimpse into the lives, personalities, and relationships of some of the most notable literary figures of her time. This audiobook blends biography, personal anecdote, and literary reflection to create a rich tapestry of friendships, influences, and the human side of writers.Fields’ narrative highlights her personal encounters and observations...

Accounts of personal contacts with well-known authors. Chapters cover: Longfellow, Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Celia Thaxter, Whittier, and Tennyson According to Wikipedia: "Annie Adams Fields (June 6, 1834 January 5, 1915) was a United States writer.... Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the second wife of the publisher and author James Thomas Fields, whom she married in 1854, and with whom she encouraged up and coming writers such as Sarah Orne Jewett, Mary...

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) became famous almost overnight when "Uncle Tom's Cabin" - which sold more than 300,000 copies in its first year of publication—appeared in 1852. Known by virtually all famous writers in the United States and many in England and regarded by many women writers as a role model because of her influence in the literary marketplace, Stowe herself was the subject of many books, articles, essays, and poems during her lifetime.

Accounts of personal contacts with well-known authors. Chapters cover: Longfellow, Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Celia Thaxter, Whittier, and Tennyson According to Wikipedia: "Annie Adams Fields (June 6, 1834 – January 5, 1915) was a United States writer.... Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the second wife of the publisher and author James Thomas Fields, whom she married in 1854, and with whom she encouraged up and coming writers such as Sarah Orne Jewett, Ma...

A memoir of literary friendships, offering personal portraits of prominent writers and cultural figures.

Elise, a military spouse and mom in the throes of midlife, dances three times a day with the most relentless partner, her secret nemesis, the one thing in her life she thought she controlled: food.But in reality, food and her addiction to losing weight have been controlling her all along. Now Elise must face the truth and make a choice. Does she want to heal? Can she? Her husband Tony feels helpless to save her as he battles demons of his own that followed him home...

This book explores Henry James’s negotiations with nineteenth-century ideas about gender, sexuality, class, and literary style through the responses of three women who have never before been substantively examined in light of their relationships to his work. Writing in different times and places, Annie Fields, Emily Dickinson, and Marguerite Duras nevertheless share complex navigations of womanhood and authorship, as well as a history of feminist scholarly responses to their work. Kathryn ...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...