Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland (born July 24, 1819 in Belchertown , Massachusetts , † October 12, 1881 ) was an American writer .
Holland studied medicine and practiced as a doctor in Springfield (Massachusetts) for a few years , only to surrender to his earlier inclination to literary occupation.
He joined the editorial board of the Springfield Republican and published as his first works the History of Western Massachusetts (1855, 2 vols.) And the novel The Bay Path (1857).
At the same time he began to publish a series of letters and essays in the Republican under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb, which gained a wide readership. The first series of the same appeared under the title Titcomb's Letters to Young People, Single and Married (1858). Later followed:
- Bitter Sweet (poem, 1858)
- Gold Foil, hammered from popular proverbs
- Lessons in life
- Plain talks on familiar subjects (1865)
- Letters to the Joneses (1866)
- Kathrina (poem, 1867)
- The marble prophecy (poem, 1872)
and the novels:
- Miss Gilbert's career (1867)
- Arthur Bonnicastle (1873)
- The mistress of the manse (1874)
- Every day topics (1876), a collection of small articles about events in public life
Returned from a trip to Europe in 1869, he took over the publication of Scribner's Monthly Magazine in 1870 . Holland died on October 12, 1881.
His poems were published in full in 1873, a new edition of his Complete Works in 14 volumes (New York, 1885).
Web links
- Literature by Josiah Gilbert Holland in the catalog of the SWB, Südwestdeutscher Bibliotheksverbund
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holland, Josiah Gilbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Titcomb, Timothy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belchertown , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1881 |