Early Letters Of George William Curtis

The Early Letters of George William Curtis is a collection of personal letters written by the American writer, editor, and reformer George William Curtis during his early years. The book includes letters that Curtis wrote to his family and friends between 1842 and 1854, covering his formative years as a young man in New York City and his travels throughout Europe.The letters provide a fascinating glimpse into Curtis's life and times, revealing his thoughts and feelings on a wide range of subjects, from literature and politics to love and friendship. They also shed light on the social and cultural milieu of mid-19th-century America, as seen through the eyes of a young intellectual.This volume is edited by Curtis's biographer, Edward Cary, who provides an introduction and notes that contextualize the letters and offer insights into Curtis's life and work. The book is an essential resource for anyone interested in American literary and cultural history, as well as for those who want to learn more about the life and times of one of America's most important writers and thinkers.These are Tophetic times. I doubt if the sturdy faith of those heroes, Shadrack and co., would carry them through this fervor unliquefied. Their much vaunted furnace was but a cool retreat where thoughts of great-coats were possible, compared with this. And if that nether region of whose fires so much is sung by poets and other men possessed, can offer hotter heats, let them be produced. Those Purgatorial ardencies for the gentle suggestion of torment to thin shades can have little in common with these perspiration-compelling torridities.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.