My First Visit to New England (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)

The Project Gutenberg EBook of First Visit to New England and Others by William Dean HowellsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: First Visit to New England and Others From "Literary Friends And Acquaintances"Author: William Dean HowellsRelease Date: August 22, 2006 [EBook #3398]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FIRST VISIT TO NEW ENGLAND ***Produced by David WidgerLITERARY FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCESby William Dean HowellsCONTENTS: Biographical My First Visit to New England First Impressions of Literary New YorkLITERARY FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES—First Visit to New EnglandBIBLIOGRAPHICALLong before I began the papers which make up this volume, I had meant to write of literary history in New England asI had known it in the lives of its great exemplars during the twenty-five years I lived near them. In fact, I had meant todo this from the time I came among them; but I let the days in which I almost constantly saw them go by without recordsave such as I carried in a memory retentive, indeed, beyond the common, but not so full as I could have wishedwhen I began to invoke it for my work. Still, upon insistent appeal, it responded in sufficient abundance; and, though Inow wish I could have remembered more instances ...