Literary Shrines (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

This 1895 volume visits the literary haunts and homes of such American writers as Thoreau, Emerson, Alcott, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Whitman, and many, many more. The author spent months visiting the places he writes about in this volume, the influence of these places upon their occupants is made clear by Wolfe. Locations include The Wayside Inn; Concord, Massachusetts; The Orchard House; The Berkshires; family homes; and more.