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Hartford’s Nook Farm
This small enclave in the capital city’s west end became home to many of the 19th century’s most celebrated and creative personalities.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Born – Today in History: June 14
On June 14, 1811, author Harriet Beecher Stowe was born…
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Charles Dudley Warner: 19th Century Writer and Social Commentator
Author Charles Dudley Warner penned significant volumes of work, leaving an impact through his enduring social commentary in the second half of the 19th century.
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Holmes at Home: The Life of William Gillette
William Gillette was an American actor, playwright, and stage director most famous for his stage portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and for the stone castle he built in East Haddam.
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A Life Lived in a Rapidly Changing World: Samuel L. Clemens
As Twain’s books provide insight into the past‚ the events…
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Samuel L. Clemens Receives Scrap-book Patent – Who Knew?
…that writer and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his…
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General Joseph R. Hawley Helps Commemorate Connecticut’s Civil War Soldiers
“Let monuments be raised in every town, let songs be sung and orations delivered,” urged this state politician and skilled speechmaker.
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Where Mr. Twain and Mrs. Stowe Built Their Dream Houses
This bucolic oasis on Hartford’s western edge became home to great literary talents, social reformers, politicians, and other nationally-regarded luminaries of the mid-to-late 1800s.
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Isabella Beecher Hooker
Isabella Beecher Hooker (1822–1907) Isabella Beecher Hooker was born in…
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Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published 1852
Harriet Beecher was born to a prominent Connecticut family in…
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Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn Published 1885
Mark Twain was born Samuel Langehorne Clemens on November 30,…
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