This book is a fascinating biography of Evert Augustus Duyckinck, a prominent literary critic and editor in 19th-century New York. Duyckinck was a central figure in the American literary scene, and he worked closely with such luminaries as Edgar Allan Poe and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Osgood paints a vivid portrait of Duyckinck's life and achievements and shows how he helped shape American culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being...