Figures of Speech: American Writers and the Literary Marketplace, from Benjamin Franklin to Emily Dickinson | National Humanities Center

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Figures of Speech: American Writers and the Literary Marketplace, from Benjamin Franklin to Emily Dickinson

By R. Jackson Wilson (NHC Fellow, 1984–85)

American Literature; Authors; Authorship; Publishing; Benjamin Franklin; Emily Dickinson; Washington Irving; Ralph Waldo Emerson; William Lloyd Garrison

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989

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Literature / History / American Literature / Authors / Authorship / Publishing / Benjamin Franklin / Emily Dickinson / Washington Irving / Ralph Waldo Emerson / William Lloyd Garrison /

Wilson, R. Jackson (NHC Fellow, 1984–85). Figures of Speech: American Writers and the Literary Marketplace, from Benjamin Franklin to Emily Dickinson. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.