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.
Religion has no small part to play in the history and development of
American literature, and perhaps nowhere more interestingly than in the
works of these great writers. In volume eight, Tappan takes a detailed
look at the religious references and themes present in their work,
illustrating the differences and similarities between the writer's
views. This fascinating volume is not to be missed by those with an
interest in the history of American literature. 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.