“The test of an author is not to be found merely in the number of his phrases that pass current in the corner of newspapers... but in the number of passages that have really taken root in younger minds.”
Quote by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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Margaret Fuller Ossoli
This book provides a detailed account of the life and work of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, a prominent figure in 19th-century American intellectual and literary circles. It covers her early education, her role as the first female book editor at the New-York Tribune, her involvement in the Transcendentalist community, and her later years in Europe, including her marriage to Giovanni Ossoli and her tragic death in a shipwreck. The biography explores her contributions to journalism, literary criticism, and the early feminist movement, drawing on her writings and correspondence to present a portrait of her intellectual and personal journey. more
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson was an American author, editor, and social activist known for his advocacy of women's rights, abolitionism, and socialism. His works spanned poetry, novels, essays, and criticism, with his most famous work being the autobiographical novel 'My Life and Times'. Higginson's writing style was influenced by both Romanticism and Realism. more
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Source: Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality
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