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Herman Melville, c. 1860. Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819. His maternal grandparents lived in Albany, New York, where his parents took their family in 1830 after a series of financial setbacks. His uncle Thomas Melvill [4] owned property in Pittsfield that the family had visited a few times when Melville was younger.
Longfellow lived in the house for almost 50 years. [36] Herman Melville: Arrowhead (Herman Melville House) 1850–1863 Pittsfield: Melville wrote his most famous novels at Arrowhead. [37] Nathaniel Hawthorne (1) Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace: 1804–1808 Salem
The Herman Melville House is a historic home located at Lansingburgh in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. It was a home of author Herman Melville between 1838 and 1847.
Moby-Dick author Herman Melville wrote his first two novels in Lansingburgh. He resided at what is now known as the Herman Melville House from 1838 to 1847, which currently serves as headquarters of the Lansingburgh Historical Society. [4] Children's author Mary Louise Peebles (1833–1915) was born, raised and died in Lansingburgh. [9]
Herman Melville House may refer to: Arrowhead (Herman Melville House), in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; Herman Melville House (Troy, New York)
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Herman Melville (born Melvill; [a] August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella.
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