A dictionary of American authors

Name: A dictionary of American authors
Author: Adams, Oscar Fay

Adams, Oscar Fay

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=Dana, Richard Henry.= _Ms._, 1787-1879. A poet and critic who was
one of the founders of the North American Review in 1815. As a critic
his Lectures on Shakespeare represent him fairly, and it must not be
forgotten that he was one of the earliest in America to appreciate the
genius of Wordsworth. The Idle Man, a publication begun in 1821 and
extending to six numbers, includes his two novels, Tom Thornton; Paul
Felton. His later publications include The Buccaneer, and Other Poems;
Poems and Prose Writings. His verse is both imaginative and original,
but at the same time unmelodious. _See Atlantic Monthly, April, 1879;
Harper’s Magazine, April, 1879; Lowell’s Fable for Critics; Bryant and
his Friends._

=Dana, Richard Henry, Jr.= _Ms._, 1815-1882. Son of R. H. Dana,
_supra_. A noted lawyer of Boston, best known in literature by the
famous Two Years before the Mast, a narrative of personal adventure,
which first appeared in 1840, and was reissued, enlarged, in 1869.
His other works include The Seaman’s Friend, known in England as The
Seaman’s Manual; Letters on Italian Unity; To Cuba and Back; Letters
on the Somers Mutiny; Life of Major Vinton; Enemy Property and Enemy
Territory. _See Life by C. F. Adams, 1891._

=Dana, Samuel Luther.= _N. H._, 1795-1868. Brother of J. F. Dana,
_supra_. A noted chemist of Lowell, who made many improvements in
cotton-printing, and was one of the foremost agricultural writers
of his time. Chemical Changes in the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid;
Muck Mineral for Manures; Essay on Manures. _See American Journal of
Science, May, 1868._

=Dana, William Coombs.= _Ms._, 1810-1873. A Presbyterian clergyman of
Charleston. Hymns for Public Worship; A Transatlantic Tour; Life of
Samuel Dana.

=Dana, Mrs. William Starr.= _See Parsons, Mrs. Frances._

=Dandridge, Mrs. Danske [Bedinger].= _Dk._, 1858- ----. A verse-writer
of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Joy, and Other Poems.

=Dane, Nathan.= _Ms._, 1752-1835. A very prominent lawyer of
Massachusetts, who founded the Dane professorship at the Harvard
University Law School. He published an Abridgment and Digest of
American Law [in nine volumes].

=Danenhower, John Wilson.= _Il._, 1849-1887. An Arctic explorer who was
second in command of the De Long Expedition in 1879, and published The
Narrative of the Jeannette, 1882.

=Danforth, John.= _Ms._, 1660-1730. Son of S. Danforth, _infra_. A
once noted Congregational clergyman of Dorchester, Massachusetts, who
published many single sermons and occasional poems.

=Danforth, Joshua Noble.= _Ms._, 1798-1861. A Congregational minister
of Massachusetts and Virginia, who published Gleanings and Groupings
from a Pastor’s Portfolio.

=Danforth, Samuel.= _E._, 1626-1674. A once famous Puritan clergyman
of Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1650-74. An Astronomical Description of the
Comet of 1664; An Election Sermon; The Cry of Sodom Inquired Into.

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A dictionary of American authors

Adams, Oscar Fay

American literature -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries; Authors, American -- Biography -- Dictionaries

=Dana, Richard Henry.= _Ms._, 1787-1879. A poet and critic who was
one of the founders of the North American Review in 1815. As a critic
his Lectures on Shakespeare represent him fairly, and it must not be
forgotten that he was one of the earliest in America to appreciate the
genius of Wordsworth. The Idle Man, a publication begun in 1821 and
extending to six numbers, includes his two novels, Tom Thornton; Paul
Felton. His later publications include The Buccaneer, and Other Poems;
Poems and Prose Writings. His verse is both imaginative and original,
but at the same time unmelodious. _See Atlantic Monthly, April, 1879;
Harper’s Magazine, April, 1879; Lowell’s Fable for Critics; Bryant and
his Friends._

=Dana, Richard Henry, Jr.= _Ms._, 1815-1882. Son of R. H. Dana,
_supra_. A noted lawyer of Boston, best known in literature by the
famous Two Years before the Mast, a narrative of personal adventure,
which first appeared in 1840, and was reissued, enlarged, in 1869.
His other works include The Seaman’s Friend, known in England as The
Seaman’s Manual; Letters on Italian Unity; To Cuba and Back; Letters
on the Somers Mutiny; Life of Major Vinton; Enemy Property and Enemy
Territory. _See Life by C. F. Adams, 1891._

=Dana, Samuel Luther.= _N. H._, 1795-1868. Brother of J. F. Dana,
_supra_. A noted chemist of Lowell, who made many improvements in
cotton-printing, and was one of the foremost agricultural writers
of his time. Chemical Changes in the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid;
Muck Mineral for Manures; Essay on Manures. _See American Journal of
Science, May, 1868._

=Dana, William Coombs.= _Ms._, 1810-1873. A Presbyterian clergyman of
Charleston. Hymns for Public Worship; A Transatlantic Tour; Life of
Samuel Dana.

=Dana, Mrs. William Starr.= _See Parsons, Mrs. Frances._

=Dandridge, Mrs. Danske [Bedinger].= _Dk._, 1858- ----. A verse-writer
of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Joy, and Other Poems.

=Dane, Nathan.= _Ms._, 1752-1835. A very prominent lawyer of
Massachusetts, who founded the Dane professorship at the Harvard
University Law School. He published an Abridgment and Digest of
American Law [in nine volumes].

=Danenhower, John Wilson.= _Il._, 1849-1887. An Arctic explorer who was
second in command of the De Long Expedition in 1879, and published The
Narrative of the Jeannette, 1882.

=Danforth, John.= _Ms._, 1660-1730. Son of S. Danforth, _infra_. A
once noted Congregational clergyman of Dorchester, Massachusetts, who
published many single sermons and occasional poems.

=Danforth, Joshua Noble.= _Ms._, 1798-1861. A Congregational minister
of Massachusetts and Virginia, who published Gleanings and Groupings
from a Pastor’s Portfolio.

=Danforth, Samuel.= _E._, 1626-1674. A once famous Puritan clergyman
of Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1650-74. An Astronomical Description of the
Comet of 1664; An Election Sermon; The Cry of Sodom Inquired Into.

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A dictionary of American authors

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