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Lalor, Eugene T. The Literary Bohemians of New York City in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Ph.D. Dissertation, St. John's University, 1977. 364 p.
Type: book ; Genre: literary criticism
People Mentioned in this Work
- Aldrich, Thomas Bailey [pages: 26,39]
- Arnold, George [pages: 5,11,15,16,20,24,30,38,43,44]
- Boughton, George Henry [pages: 3]
- Described by Lalor as a "non-literary artist," perhaps a painter or a sculptor (3).
- Brougham, John [pages: 5,11,20,24,25]
- Clapp, Henry Jr. [pages: 5,19-20,24-26,38,43,45-60]
- Clare, Ada [pages: 44,53,54,59]
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo [pages: 42]
- Eytinge, Solomon Jr. [pages: 3]
- Described by Lalor as a "non-literary artist," perhaps a painter or a sculptor (3).
- Gardette, Charles Desmarais [pages: 3,16]
- Described as a "tangential figure," the "writer of 'The Fire Fiend' hoax on Poe."
- Howells, William Dean [pages: 10,13,15,20,22,26,27,29,38,40,48]
- Mentioned as a critic of the Pfaffians.
- Ludlow, Fitz Hugh [pages: 4,16]
- Described as a "tangential figure" "known chiefly for his imtitative 'The Hashish Eater.'" Ludlow dies at age 34, destroyed by Hash.
- Mallen, Edward F. [pages: 3]
- Described by Lalor as a "non-literary artist," perhaps a painter or a sculptor (3).
- Menken, Adah Isaacs [pages: 54]
- O'Brien, Fitz-James [pages: 5,11,16,19,24,29,30,38]
- Pfaff, Charles Ignatius [pages: 30,43]
- Poe, Edgar Allan [pages: 21]
- Lalor calls Poe "The Spiritual Guide of Bohemia" (21).
- Saturday Press, The [pages: 5,15,20,25,36,40,45,46,48-57]
- Shanly (Shanley), Charles Dawson [pages: 3]
- Described by Lalor as a "tangential figure" "noted mainly for his gentlemanly demeanor, writer of essays and poetry" (3).
- Shepherd, Nathaniel Graham [pages: 16]
- Stedman, Edmund Clarence [pages: 15,22,23,47]
- Lalor places him in "the 'genteel' circle" along with Stoddard, Taylor and Aldrich in contrast to the rowdy Bohemians.
- Stoddard, Richard Henry [pages: 15,22,23,45,47]
- Lalor places him in "the 'genteel' circle" in contrast to the rowdy Bohemians.
- Swinton, John [pages: 42]
- Taylor, Bayard [pages: 15,22,23,47]
- Lalor places him in "the 'genteel' circle" in contrast to the rowdy Bohemians.
- Thompson, Launt [pages: 3]
- Thompson is described by Lalor as a "non-literary artist," perhaps a painter or a sculptor (3).
- Ward, Artemus [pages: 25]
- Whitman, Walt [pages: 5,11,19,21,22,24-25,35-63]
- Whitman is called "the temporary Bohemian."
- Wilkins, Edward G. P. [pages: 43]
- Lalor mentions that he was called Ned.
- Willis, Nathaniel Parker [pages: 14]
- Winter, William [pages: 9,14,15,20,25,27-29,43-45,54]
- Wood, Frank [pages: 4]
- Described by Lalor as a "tangential figure." Was the editor of Vanity Fair (4).
