About the Exhibit An Exhibition at theBoston Public Library and Massachusetts Historical Society March 28–July 30, 2012 The streets of Boston are haunted by the ghosts of forgotten writers and editors….read more play pause Welcome Read more about About the Exhibit
Chapter 1: The Poet Buried on Boston Common (Boston Public Library)Chapter 2: Turning to Literature to Prove Equality; or What Do Boston’s African American, Women, and Irish Writers Have in Common?(Boston Public Library)Chapter 3: Buried Treasures & Turkeys: Adventures in Reading Early Boston Magazines (Boston Public Library)Chapter 4: Lydia Maria Child and the Development of Children’s Literature (Boston Public Library)Chapter 5: Longfellow’s Serenity and Poe’s Prediction (Boston Public Library)Chapter 6: The First Season(s) of the Federal Street Theater: 1794-‐98/1796 (Massachusetts Historical SocietyAbout the ExhibitBoston’s Literary History 1794 - 1860 Learn Where It All Took Place