Eva March Tappan's "A Friend in the Library" series is a comprehensive
guide to the writings of six seminal American writers, including Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James
Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. This
volume looks at nature, the great provider of inspiration for writers
the world over. Tappan explores the natural references and influences
extant in the work of these great American writers while offering her
own analyses and explanations. This fascinating volume is not to be
missed by those with an interest in American literature and nature
writing. Eva March Tappan (1854 - 1930) was an American author and
teacher. Other notable works by this author include: "Adventures &
Achievements" (1900), "Poems & Rhymes" (1900), and "In the Days of Queen
Elizabeth" (1902). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly
scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing
this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete
with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author. This book was
first published in 1909.