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Frontmatter

© 2019 Columbia University Press

© 2019 Columbia University Press

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Introduction IX
Contents XIII
Illustrations XV
Chapter I. Ancestry and Youth 1
Chapter II. Early Literary Efforts 23
Chapter III. The New-England Magazine 44
Chapter IV. In New York, 1836–1840 67
Chapter V. The Newspaper Editor, 1839–1841 95
Chapter VI. The New World, 1839–1845 119
Chapter VII. In Grub Street, 1845–1850 148
Chapter VIII. The Lecturer, 1849-1864 164
Chapter IX. An Estimate 184
Appendix 201
Selected Bibliography 207
Index 213

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https://doi.org/10.7312/hoov92240-fm

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Introduction IX
Contents XIII
Illustrations XV
Chapter I. Ancestry and Youth 1
Chapter II. Early Literary Efforts 23
Chapter III. The New-England Magazine 44
Chapter IV. In New York, 1836–1840 67
Chapter V. The Newspaper Editor, 1839–1841 95
Chapter VI. The New World, 1839–1845 119
Chapter VII. In Grub Street, 1845–1850 148
Chapter VIII. The Lecturer, 1849-1864 164
Chapter IX. An Estimate 184
Appendix 201
Selected Bibliography 207
Index 213

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