Letters, 1833-1859.

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Letters, 1833-1859.

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Consists of 14 letters written by Sarah L. Howe to her daughter, Mary E. Howe, who was living with relatives in Cincinnati, Oh. Howe writes concerning social life in Cambridge, parties and events in Boston, family affairs, the health of relatives and friends, engagements, weddings, funerals, travel, and attending lectures by Thackeray and Emerson. On Thackeray's lectures, she commented: "I have continued to like them very much--but do not agree with him in many of his literary criticisms ... I think he mentions the drinking frolics and convivialities of these men with a gusto that tells me he has no great objection to that sort of thing himself." Howe also comments on books she read and her association with a book club in Cambridge. Additionally, there is a letter written by Sarah to her sister, Catherine Robbins, who was attending school in Northampton, Ma. Catherine's later activities were often recorded in letters from Sarah to Mary.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

Howe family.

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Howe, Sarah L.

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Sarah L. Howe resided in Cambridge, Ma. From the description of Letters, 1833-1859. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122355424 ...

Robbins, Catherine C.

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Howe, Mary Ellen, 1939-

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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863

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Amy Crowe (1831-1865) was a family friend who lived with Thackeray as his adopted daughter and later married Thackerays̓ cousin Edward Talbot Thackeray. From the description of [Letter] to Amy Crowe, 27 September [1854], 36 Onslow Sqr. Brompton. [1854] (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 35091085 Thackeray was an English novelist and satirist. J. Pearson and Co. and George William Childs were booksellers in London. Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchi...