Emerson in His Own Time

“I recommend it not because it’s a pinnacle of scholarship, but because Emerson is such an interior, cerebral personality that it’s great to see him from the outside—to have a kaleidoscopic view of many different people on the ground. This book records the recollections of many, some famous, and others who are completely obscure and just happened to cross paths with him.” Read more...

The best books on Ralph Waldo Emerson

James Marcus, Journalist