Selected Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Joel Myerson is former president of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society and the Carolina Distinguished Professor of American Literature at the University of South Carolina. He has written and edited numerous books on nineteenth-century American writers.

By his skillful editing, Myerson has fabricated out of Emerson's own words a striking portrait of one of the most compelling and elusive figures of the nineteenth century. Journal of American History Myerson's selection of Emerson's letters is the ideal book for either those who already know the famous writer's work or those who would like to learn more about the great Transcendentalist... An outstanding collection. Dallas Morning News