Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Dramatis Personae ix
4. Prologue 1
5. 1. Bookmen Across the Atlantic: Charles Lamb’s Books on Broadway 12
6. 2. The Literary World: Publishers, Editors, Journalists 66
7. 3. New York Shakespeareans: Bardomania, Testimonials, and Gift Exchange 117
8. 4. Boston Antiquarians: American History, Bibliography, and Bibliomania 174
9. 5. Educating America: The Dream of a Great Public Library 226
10. Epilogue 280
11. List of Abbreviations 293
12. Notes 297
13. Acknowledgments 361
14. Index 363