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Lynda K. Yankaskas
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Publisher: Journals Gateway
The New England Quarterly (2019) 92 (4): 678–681.
Published: 01 November 2019
Journal Articles
Publisher: Journals Gateway
The New England Quarterly (2016) 89 (4): 614–642.
Published: 01 December 2016
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This essay critically examines and revises the story of the 1807 founding of the Boston Athenæum. The institution was said to be inspired by a written description of the Athenæum of Liverpool (UK), but I argue that this traditional story is a fabrication, one knowingly invented by Boston's men of letters.