Emerson, Ralph Waldo: Edward Waldo Emerson

Emerson's son, Edward Waldo Emerson,Edward Waldo Emerson, 1844–1930, was a graduate of Harvard medical school. After his father's death he devoted himself to editing and to writing about the literary men of his father's generation. He was the editor of the Centenary edition (12 vol., 1903–4) of Emerson's works, and, with W. E. Forbes, of the Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson (10 vol., 1909–14).

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• Introduction
• Edward Waldo Emerson
• Work
• Life
• Bibliography

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