Life, letters, and journals of George Ticknor

Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 2 volumes : 23 cm Edited as far as v. 1, chapter 10, by George S. Hillard, who wrote the preface; completed by Mrs. Ticknor and her eldest daughter. Consists mainly of Ticknor's writings. Cf. Pref Pagination: v. 1: viii, 524 pages, 1 leaf of plates (frontispiece); volume 2: vi, 533 pages, 1 leaf of plates (frontispiece) Includes bibliographical references and indexes in both volumes V.1. I. Birth and parentage ; Autobiographical sketch -- II. Manners and society in Boston at the time of Mr. Ticknor's birth ; His college life ; Admitted to the bar -- The law not congenial ; Determines to abandon it and devote himself to a life of letters ; Decides to go to Europe and study there ; Visits Washington and Virginia in the winter of 1814-15 ; Visit to Jefferson at Monticello ; Sketch of Jeffrey -- III. Departure for Europe ; Arrival in England ; State of feeling there ; Mr. Roscoe ; Chirk Castle ; Dr. Parr ; Arrival in London ; Mr. Vaughn ; Mr. Sharp ; Sir Humphry Davy ; Gifford ; Lord Byron ; Anecdotes of Bonaparte ; Mr. Murray ; Mr. West ; Mr. Campbell ; Mrs. Siddons ; Leaves London ; Arrival at Göttingen -- IV. Residence in Göttingen till the close of 1816 ; University life ; His own studies ; Benecke, Eichhorn, Bulmenbach, Schultze, Michaelis, Kästner ; Wolf ; Excursion to Hanover -- V. Residence in Göttingen till the close of 1816 ; German literature ; German metaphysics ; Anecdotes of Blumenbach and Wolf ; Leipsic [i.e., Leipzig] ; Dresden ; Berlin ; Weimar ; Visit to Goethe ; Receives the offer of the professorship of French and Spanish literature at Harvard -- VI. Mr. Ticknor leaves Göttingen ; Frankfort ; Fr. von Schlegel ; Voss ; Creuzer ; Arrival in Paris and residence there ; A. W. von Schlegel ; Duke and Duchess of Broglie ; Humboldt ; Helen Maria Williams ; Madame de Staël ; Say ; Benjamin Constant ; Southey ; Madame Récamier ; Chatea