Laurence Hutton: 7 books

2 works of Laurence Hutton American essayist and critic (1843-1904) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Laurence Hutton. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs Curiosities of the American Stage

First published in 1898, this delightful true story, is a biography of a boy growing up in affluent style in 19th century America. Written by famed essayist Laurence Hutton, this book is a snapshot of elite living in a bygone time. Packed full of illustrations and photos, as we follow the author from...

This edition features illustrations. "The histories of “A Boy I Knew” and the “Four Dogs” are absolutely true, from beginning to end; nothing has been invented; no incident has been palliated or elaborated. The author ... has laughed over it, and he has cried over it; it has appealed...

The story of the beginning of my collection of masks is curious and perhaps interesting. The half-dozen casts upon which it is based were found, early in the Sixties, in a dust-bin in one of the old-fashioned streets which run towards the East River, in the neighborhood of Tompkins Square, New York....

A Brief look at Blacks Portrayed (mostly by whites) on Stage in America from the colonial era to the latter part of the 19th Century.

EDWIN BOOTH DANTE TORQUATO TASSO SHAKSPERE—Stratford Bust SHAKSPERE—Kesselstadt Mask DAVID GARRICK EDMUND KEAN JOHN M'CULLOUGH DION BOUCICAULT LAWRENCE BARRETT HENRY EDWARDS EDWIN BOOTH MRS. SIDDONS LOUISE OF PRUSSIA MARIA F. MALIBRAN FREDERICK SCHILLER LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN—From Life LUDWIG VON...

A look at the people who portrayed the Prince from the colonial era to the late 19th Century.