My study windows by James Russell Lowell

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73710.html.images 935 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73710.epub3.images 649 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73710.epub.images 665 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73710.epub.noimages 430 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73710.kf8.images 902 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73710.kindle.images 841 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73710.txt.utf-8 812 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73710/pg73710-h.zip 625 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891
LoC No. 99000066
Title My study windows
Original Publication Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1871, copyright 1899.
Contents My garden acquaintance -- A good word for winter -- On a certain condescension in foreigners -- A great public character [Josiah Quincy] -- Carlyle -- Abraham Lincoln -- The life and letters of James Gates Percival -- Thoreau -- Swinburne's tragedies -- Chaucer -- Library of old authors -- Emerson, the lecturer -- Pope.
Credits Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary "My Study Windows" by James Russell Lowell is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work draws from the author's reflections and experiences over a span of years, presenting a range of topics that encompass nature, literature, and personal musings. It hints at a thoughtful exploration of the beauty of the natural world, alongside cultural commentary, making it appealing for readers interested in nuanced observations about life and the environment. The opening of the book sets the stage with a prefatory note where Lowell introduces the collection, explaining that the essays included were composed over the last fifteen years. He expresses his intention to compile these writings as a means of 'shutting them between two covers' to make space for new thoughts. The initial essay, "My Garden Acquaintance," begins with the author reminiscing about the joy he found in reading Gilbert White's "Natural History of Selborne," drawing parallels between White's observations of nature and his own experiences. Lowell invokes a vivid portrayal of his garden and its inhabitants, offering insights into the interplay between humanity and nature, which will be a recurring theme throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Subject Birds
Subject Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Subject Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Subject Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
Subject Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
Subject Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Subject Winter
Subject Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909
Subject American essays -- 19th century
Subject Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864
Subject Percival, James Gates, 1795-1856
Category Text
EBook-No. 73710
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 94 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!