Cambridge Sketches by Frank Preston Stearns

In Cambridge Sketches, Frank Preston Stearns offers a series of vivid biographical portraits of notable figures connected to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. Through personal anecdotes and insightful observations, Stearns brings to life influential writers, thinkers, and community leaders — including Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Russell Lowell, and others. Blending literary appreciation with historical context, this collection captures the intellectual spirit and cultural richness of a formative era in American literary and academic life.