Project Gutenberg 2022-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 264 Higginson, Thomas Wentworth 1823 1911 Higginson, T. W. (Thomas Wentworth) 09028426 Carlyle's laugh, and other surprises $aUnited States :$bHoughton Mifflin Company,$c1909. Carlyle's laugh -- A Shelley manuscript -- A Keats manuscript -- Massasoit, Indian chief -- James Fenimore Cooper -- Charles Brockden Brown -- Henry David Thoreau -- Emerson's "foot-note person," Alcott -- George Bancroft -- Charles Eliot Norton -- Edmund Clarence Stedman -- Edward Everett Hale -- A Massachusetts general, Rufus Saxton -- One of Thackeray's women -- John Bartlett -- Horace Elisha Scudder -- Edward Atkinson -- James Elliot Cabot -- Emily Dickinson -- Julia Ward Howe -- William James Rolfe -- Göttingen and Harvard a century ago -- Old Newport days -- A half-century of American literature. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Carlyle's Laugh and Other Surprises" by Thomas Wentworth Higginson is a collection of essays and sketches, likely written in the early 20th century. The work explores various literary and historical subjects, focusing on notable figures and topics in American literature. Through Higginson's personal anecdotes and reflections, the book delves into the nuances of different authors, particularly the essence of Thomas Carlyle as experienced by the author. The opening of the book establishes a personal connection between Higginson and the renowned author Thomas Carlyle, highlighting the striking quality of Carlyle's laugh, which Higginson describes as a revealing aspect of his character. The narrative recounts Higginson's initial reluctance to meet Carlyle, influenced by his perceived harsh demeanor, but upon their encounter, he discovers a warm, genuine side that contrasts with Carlyle's public image. This introduction sets the stage for a broader examination of literary personalities and cultural commentary, demonstrating how humor and humanity underlie the complexity of well-known figures in literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/carlyleslaughot00higg/page/n9/mode/2up 20200629142239higginson 1909 US Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Authors, American American literature -- History and criticism PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 532513 2025-07-27T06:01:16.074053 text/html 513280 2024-10-18T22:04:53 text/html 635737 2025-07-27T06:01:25.405027 application/epub+zip 634363 2025-07-27T06:01:17.871082 application/epub+zip 368373 2025-07-27T06:01:16.902055 application/epub+zip 973458 2025-07-27T06:01:30.741028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931568 2025-07-27T06:01:24.551028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629862 2022-09-30T16:59:13.888208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459201 2025-07-27T06:01:15.011085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439163 2024-10-18T22:04:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17549 2025-07-27T06:01:30.886985 application/rdf+xml 14394 2025-07-27T06:01:17.177055 image/jpeg 2442 2025-07-27T06:01:17.037053 image/jpeg 627500 2025-07-27T06:01:16.138101 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