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Literary Luminaries of the Berkshires

by Bernard A. Drew
Ronald Latham
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The literary history behind this beautiful mountain region.
 
The Massachusetts Berkshires have long been a mecca for literary greats, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edith Wharton to Sinclair Lewis and Joan Ackermann. The Green River in Great Barrington inspired William Cullen Bryant’s poetry. Charles Pierce Burton’s childhood hometown, Adams, became the setting for his frolicking Boys of Bob’s Hill children’s books. During an interlude in Lenox, Patricia Highsmith consulted a local undertaker for details to use in The Talented Mr. Ripley.
 
In this book, Bernard A. Drew brings together a fascinating chronicle of some 250 wordsmiths who took inspiration from the hills and valleys of the Berkshires.
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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 23, 2019

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  • ISBN: 9781625854179
  • Release date: January 23, 2019

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  • ISBN: 9781625854179
  • File size: 6677 KB
  • Release date: January 23, 2019

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Biography & Autobiography History Travel Nonfiction

Languages

English

The literary history behind this beautiful mountain region.
 
The Massachusetts Berkshires have long been a mecca for literary greats, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edith Wharton to Sinclair Lewis and Joan Ackermann. The Green River in Great Barrington inspired William Cullen Bryant’s poetry. Charles Pierce Burton’s childhood hometown, Adams, became the setting for his frolicking Boys of Bob’s Hill children’s books. During an interlude in Lenox, Patricia Highsmith consulted a local undertaker for details to use in The Talented Mr. Ripley.
 
In this book, Bernard A. Drew brings together a fascinating chronicle of some 250 wordsmiths who took inspiration from the hills and valleys of the Berkshires.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography History Travel Nonfiction