. Shepp's Literary world: containing the lives of our noted American and favorite English authors. Together with choice selections from their writings . The Story of a Bad Boy (1869),—which became at once a favorite byits naturalness and purity of spirit,—Majorie Daw and Other People (1873),Prudence Palfrey (1874), The Queen of Sheba (1877), The StillwaterTragedy (1880), From Ponkapog to Pesth (1883),The Sisters Tragedy (1890), 130 THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH. 131 An Old Town by the Sea; and Two Bites at a Cherry and other Tales(1893), Unguarded Gates (1895). Complete Woi-ks, in eight volumes, werep
. Shepp's Literary world: containing the lives of our noted American and favorite English authors. Together with choice selections from their writings . The Story of a Bad Boy (1869),—which became at once a favorite byits naturalness and purity of spirit,—Majorie Daw and Other People (1873),Prudence Palfrey (1874), The Queen of Sheba (1877), The StillwaterTragedy (1880), From Ponkapog to Pesth (1883),The Sisters Tragedy (1890), 130 THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH. 131 An Old Town by the Sea; and Two Bites at a Cherry and other Tales(1893), Unguarded Gates (1895). Complete Woi-ks, in eight volumes, werepublished in 1897. Mr. Aldrich is said to be a man of the world as well as a manof letters and his personal popularity equals his literary reputation. We cannotbetter illustrate his companionable nature and close this sketch than by presentingthe following pen picture of an incident, clipped from a recent magazine: During a visit to England, upon one occasion, Mr. Aldrich was the guest ofWilliam Black, with a number of other well known people. An English jouraa-list of some distinction, who had no time to keep in touch with the personality of. THOMAS B. ALDKICH S STUDY. poets, met Mr. Aldrich, and they became excellent friends. They went on longshooting expeditions together, and found each other more than good last night of their stay came, and after dinner Mr. Black made a little s^aeech,in which he spoke of Mr. Aldrichs poetry in a graceful fashion. The Londonjournalist gave a gasp, and looked at Mr. Aldrich, who rose to make a response, asif he had never seen him before. As the poet sat down he leaned over him, andsaid:— Say, Aldrich, are you the man who writes books ? Yes, Mr. Aldrich said. I am glad you dont know, for I am sure you likedme for myself. 132 THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH. ALEC YEATONS SON* GLOUCESTER, AUGUST, 1720.
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