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Taghconic, or, Letters and legends about our summer home by Godfrey Greylock [pseud.]
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks UMass.3968
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, J. E. A. (Joseph Edward Adams), 1822-1896.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell.
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
- Melville, Herman.
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
- Berkshire County (Mass.)--Description and travel.
- Berkshire County (Mass.).
- Physical Description:
- 2 p.|. [iii]-vi p., 1|. [9]-228 p., 1|. ; 19 cm.
- Other Title:
- Letters and legends about our Summer home.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Redding, 1852.
- Notes:
- First edition.
- Contains accounts of such literary residents and visitors to the region as Holmes, Longfellow, Melville (chapter 1) and Hawthorne (chapter 11). It is believed that this is the second discussion of Melville in a book. (See the bibliographical file.
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