Copy of Christmas classic for sale at auction house https://t.co/H8SUDeYD3V
— Scott Norsworthy 🇺🇸 (@Melvilliana) December 10, 2024
Original research and riffs on Herman Melville, authorship, and nineteenth-century American literature.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Copy of Christmas classic for sale at auction house
Monday, December 9, 2024
Chilton copy, found!
“There it is, the beginning of the modern Christmas” - read more about the story of this handwritten version of “A Visit From St. Nicholas” in the New York Times: https://t.co/a3jVI6bGz5
— Christie's Books (@ChristiesBKS) December 6, 2024
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
Toast to Southey by T. Romeyn Beck
Happy Saint Nicholas Day! On December 6, 1836 an intoxicating array of toasts were drunk at the annual banquet of the St. Nicholas Benevolent Society in Albany, NY; held that year at Congress Hall. Herman Melville, age 17, had recently re-enrolled at the Albany Academy when his… pic.twitter.com/QoxAWAEgKA
— Scott Norsworthy 🇺🇸 (@Melvilliana) December 6, 2024
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