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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. 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
ch, with its dignified beauty, won the approval of that connoisseur of beautiful streets--Henry James) one can pick out successively the numbers 59, 76, 83, 84, the first and last being homes of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, and the other two distinguished by the residence of William Ellery Channing and Margaret Deland. Pinckney Street runs parallel with Mount 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. PROVAL OF THAT CONNOISSEUR OF BEAUTIFUL STREETS HENRY JAMES ONE CAN PICK OUT SUCCESSIVELY THE NUMBERS FIFTY NINE SEVENTY SIX EIGHTY THREE EIGHTY FOUR THE FIRST AND LAST BEING HOMES OF THOMAS BAILEY ALDRIDGE AND THE OTHER TWO DISTINGUISHED BY THE RESIDENTS OF WILLIAM ELLYRY CHANNING AND MARGARET DEELAND PINCKNEY STREET RUNS PARALLEL WITH MOUNT VER NON AND THE SMALL NARROW HOUSE AT NUMBER 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 BELOVED WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS ONE ALSO LIKES TO RECALL THAT JENNY LYNDE WAS MARRIED AT NUMBER TWENTY CHESTNUT STREET WHICH AFTER A PERIOD OF SOCIAL OBSCURITY IS AGAIN COMING INTO ITS OWN POSSESSES JULIA WARD HOWE'S HOUSE AT NO THIRTEEN THAT OF MOTLEY THE HISTORIAN AT SIXTEEN AND OF PARKMAN AT FIFTY
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