Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 139 Cody, Sherwin 1868 1959 Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Deirdre_ca and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Four Famous American Writers" by Sherwin Cody is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book provides an engaging overview of the lives and contributions of four significant figures in American literature: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, and Bayard Taylor. Each author’s journey is explored, detailing their childhood influences, early works, and lasting impacts on American literary culture. The opening of the book focuses primarily on Washington Irving, recounting his birth during a pivotal moment in American history and his family's contributions to the Revolutionary War. It highlights his childhood in New York City and the formative experiences that shaped his literary career, including his early travels and literary experiments. With vivid descriptions of Irving’s youthful adventures, the narrative sets the stage for understanding how his surroundings and experiences would inform his later works, establishing a foundation that underpins Irving's reputation as America's first major author. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Authors, American Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878 PS Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 302176 2025-08-05T07:04:17.063978 text/html 302095 301988 2024-11-05T08:36:52.559767 2023-10-05T08:42:10.284676 text/html text/html 236758 2025-08-05T07:04:25.810932 application/epub+zip 237224 2025-08-05T07:04:21.204967 application/epub+zip 184729 2025-08-05T07:04:19.632982 application/epub+zip 530460 2025-08-05T07:04:29.001908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509084 2025-08-05T07:04:24.795939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246944 2022-09-05T12:20:50.754103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268899 2025-08-05T07:04:16.531975 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248961 2024-10-28T18:34:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17617 2025-08-05T07:04:29.137914 application/rdf+xml 27795 2025-08-05T07:04:20.339968 image/jpeg 5041 2025-08-05T07:04:19.938975 image/jpeg 231135 2025-08-05T07:04:17.087981 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia