We've had queries by visitors to Newport about possible fiction that they could read upon returning home. The list is longer than you might realize and will continue to grow. Here is an initial list. It is divided into two parts, those held at Redwood and those not held at Redwood. Please be aware that a number of these are older, and circulating copies may not be available. |
Auchincloss, Louis S. The House of Five Talents. (1960)
Barker, Shirley. Strange Wives. (1963)
Brelis, Dean. My New Found Land. (1963)
Cheney, Cora. The Christmas Tree Hessian, 102. New York: Henry Holt, 1957.
*Children's novel set in Newport.
Clark, Mary Higgins. Moonlight Becomes You. (1996)
Cooper, James Fenimore. The Red Rover. New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1852.
*The Old Stone Mill is used as a setting for a chapter in this novel. The characters discuss the possible original function of the Tower.
Crosby, Margaret. "The Copeland Collection" (In her Violin Obligato and Other Stories)
Dandola, John. Wind of Time. Glen Ridge, New Jersey: Rune Tales, 1995.
*A mystery novel revolving around the Norse origins of the Old Stone Mill.
Gale, Marie J. Alice Brenton. (1909)
Gilbert, Edwin. Newport. (1971)
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth. Malbone. (1869)
James, Henry. Ivory Tower. (1917)
Kruger, Mary. Death on the Cliff Walk. (1994)
Lathrop, G.P. Newport (1884)
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Skeleton in the Armor (1887)
Mason, Francis Van Wyck. Stars on the Sea. (1940)
Neville, James Mandeville. Ladies Under Glass. (1938)
Sapir, Richard Ben. Spies. (1984)
Stockenberg, Antoinette. Time After Time. (1995)
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. The Minister's Wooing. (1896)
Villars, Elizabeth. One Night in Newport. (1981)
Washburne, Delphine. Newport Woman. (1967)
Whitney, Phyllis A. Spindrift. (1975)
Wilder, Thornton. Theophilus North. (1973)
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Titles on Newport not at Redwood
Brainard, J. G. "The Newport Tower." No date. Unpublished manuscript at the Newport Historical Society Library, Special Collections, Newport, RI.
*Poem.
Crandall, Edward. White Violets. (1954)
Emmett, Elizabeth. Secret in a Snuffbox. (1941)
Lambert, G.B. Murder in Newport. (1938)
Leggert, John. Who Took the Gold Away. (1969)
Marsh, George. Ask No Quarter. (1945)
Pinheiro, Darline. Newport, to Color and Paint. Newport County Chamber of Commerce, 1980.
*Children's coloring book.
Sigourney, L. H. "The Newport Tower." No date. Unpublished manuscript at the Newport Historical Society Library, Special Collections, Newport, RI.
*Poem.
Thomas, H. C. Three Stories of the Old Stone Mill Newport, R. I. Newport: Remington Ward, printer, 1928.
*Three tales (Welsh, Norse, and English) about the origins of the Tower.
Vaughan, Carter. Dragon Cove. (1964)
Washburn, Delphine. Newport Women. Brooklyn, New York: Theo Gaus' Sons, Inc., 1967.
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Note on the Newport Collection
The Newport Collection, where many of these titles are held is a non-circulating collection intended to preserve individual copies that may always be available to Library users. In many cases, there are also copies available for circulation to the membership. Members are encouraged to check those that are part of the circulating collection. Users of the Web should consult their local library.
Should any of our readers or visitors think of other titles that would fit into the category, please let us know. If you would like to supplement our collection by donating a book “not held at Redwood,” we would welcome your generosity!
Primary research by Marilyn Curtis.
Additional research by Ingrid Hattendorf. |
