James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters

Hint: You can preview this book by clicking on "Preview" which is located under the cover of this book. About the author: Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury (January 1, 1838 – April 9, 1915) was an American literary historian and critic, born in Ovid, New York, January 1, 1838. He graduated at Yale in 1859 and subsequently received honorary degrees from Yale, Harvard, Lafayette, Princeton, and Aberdeen. He enlisted in the 126th New York Volunteers in 1862 and served in the Civil War as a first lieutenant.From 1871 until his retirement in 1906 he was professor of English language and literature in Yale. For 33 years he was also librarian at Sheffield Scientific School, Yale. He was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.His work is marked by sound scholarship and literary acumen. Excerpt from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lounsbury