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This, for many rich years, was the home of James T. Fields, that delightful man of letters who was the friend of many men of letters; he who entertained Dickens and Thackeray, and practically every foreign writer of note who visited this country; he who encouraged Hawthorne to the completion of the "Scarlet Letter," and he, who, as an appreciative critic, publisher, and editor, probably did more to elevate, inspire, and sustain the general literary tone of the city than any other single person. THIS FOR MANY RICH YEARS WAS THE HOME OF JAMES T FIELDS THAT DELIGHTFUL MAN OF LETTERS WHO WAS THE FRIEND OF MANY MEN OF LETTERS HE WHO ENTERTAINED DICKENS AND THACKERAY AND PRACTICALLY EVERY FOREIGN WRITER OF NOTE WHO VISITED THIS COUNTRY HE WHO ENCOURAGED HAWTHORNE TO THE COMPLETION OF SCARLET LETTER AND HE WHO AS AN APPRECIATIVE CRITIC PUBLISHER AND EDITOR PROBABLY DID MORE TO ELEVATE INSPIRE AND SUSTAIN THE GENERAL LITERARY TONE OF THE CITY THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE PERSON
unt Vernon, and the small, narrow house at number 20 was one of the homes of the Alcott family. It seems delightfully fitting that Louisburg Square--that very exclusive and very English spot which probably retains more of the quaint atmosphere and customs of an aristocratic past than any other single area in the city--should have been the home of the well-beloved William Dean Howells. One also likes to recall that Jenny Lind was married at number 20. Chestnut Street--which after a period of social obscurity is again coming into its own--possesses Julia Ward Howe's house at number 13, that of Motley the historian at 16, and of Parkman at 50. In this hasty map we have gone up and down the hill, but the cross-street, Charles, although not so attractive, is nevertheless as rich in literary associations as any in Boston. Here lived, for a short time, at 164, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and at 131--also for a short time--Thomas Bailey Aldrich. It is, however, at 148, that we should longest pause. OUSE AT NO TWENTY WAS ONE OF THE HOMES OF THE ALCOTT FAMILY IT SEEMS DELIGHTFULLY FITTING THAT LOUISBOURG SQUARE THAT VERY EXCLUSIVE AND VERY ENGLISH SPOT WHICH PROBABLY MAINTAINS MORE OF THE QUAINT ATMOSPHERE AND CUSTOMS OF AN ARISTOCRATIC PAST THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE AREA IN THE CITY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE HOME OF THE WELL LOVED WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS ONE ALSO LIKES TO RECALL THAT JENNIE LYNDE WAS MARRIED AT NO TWENTY CHESTNUT STREET WHICH AFTER A PERIOD OF SOCIAL OBSCURITY IS AGAIN COMING INTO ITS OWN POSSESSES JULIA WARD HOWE'S HOUSE AT NUMBER THIRTEEN THAT OF MOTLEY THE HISTORIAN AT SIXTEEN AND OF PARKMAN AT FIFTY IN THIS HASTY MAP WE HAVE GONE UP AND DOWN THE HILL BUT THE CROSSBREE CHARLES ALTHOUGH NOT SO ATTRACTIVE IS NEVERTHELESS AS RICH IN HISTORY AND LITERARY ASSOCIATIONS AS ANY IN BOSTON HERE LIVED FOR A SHORT TIME AT ONE SIXTY FOUR OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES AND AT ONE THIRTY ONE ALSO FOR A SHORT TIME THOMAS BAILEY ALDRIDGE IT IS HOWEVER AT ONE FORTY EIGHT THAT WE SHOULD LONGEST PAUSE
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