The following Newport
Notables set some of their work in Newport:
 Edith
Wharton
Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow
Maude
Howe Elliot
Henry
James - Published References:
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"Newport" (unsigned). In The Nation, September
15, 1870. Henry James’s earliest essay on Newport.
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An International Episode. New York and London, Harper, 1902.
The long short story is set largely in Newport.
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"The Sense of Newport." In Harper’s Monthly Magazine, August,
1906.
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The American Scene. New York and London, Harper, 1907.
"The Sense of Newport" was reprinted in this volume.
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Notes of a Son and Brother. New York, Scribner, 1914.
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The Ivory Tower. New York, Scribner, 1917. The opening
scene is the "Avenue" in Newport.
Other Newport fiction (from Redwood Library's list):
The following texts are available at Redwood Library:
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Auchincloss, Louis S. The House of Five Talents. (1960)
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Barker, Shirley. Strange Wives. (1963)
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Brelis, Dean. My New Found Land. (1963)
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Cheney, Cora. The Christmas Tree
Hessian, 102. New York: Henry Holt, 1957. *Children's novel set in
Newport.
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Clark, Mary Higgins. Moonlight Becomes You. (1996)
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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.
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Crosby, Margaret. "The Copeland Collection" (In her ViolinObligato and
Other Stories)
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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.
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Gale, Marie J. Alice Brenton. (1909)
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Gilbert, Edwin. Newport. (1971)
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Higginson, Thomas Wentworth. Malbone. (1869) (1894)
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James, Henry. Ivory Tower. (1917)
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Kruger, Mary. Death on the Cliff Walk. (1994)
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Lathrop, G.P. Newport (1884)
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Skeleton in the Armor (1887)
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Mason, Francis Van Wyck. Stars on the Sea. (1940)
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Neville, James Mandeville. Ladies Under Glass. (1938)
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Sapir, Richard Ben. Spies. (1984)
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Stockenberg, Antoinette. Time After Time. (1995)
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher. The Minister's Wooing. (1896)
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Villars, Elizabeth. One Night in Newport. (1981)
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Washburne, Delphine. Newport Woman. (1967)
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Whitney, Phyllis A. Spindrift. (1975)
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Wilder, Thornton. Theophilus North. (1973)
The following texts are not held at Redwood:
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Brainard, J. G. "The Newport Tower."
No date. Unpublished manuscript at the Newport Historical Society Library,
Special Collections, Newport, RI. *Poem.
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Crandall, Edward. White Violets. (1954)
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Emmett, Elizabeth. Secret in a Snuffbox. (1941)
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Lambert, G.B. Murder in Newport. (1938)
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Leggert, John. Who Took the Gold Away. (1969)
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Marsh, George. Ask No Quarter. (1945)
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Pinheiro, Darline. Newport, to Color
and Paint. Newport County Chamber of Commerce, 1980. *Children's coloring
book.
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Sigourney, L. H. "The Newport Tower."
No date. Unpublished manuscript at the Newport Historical Society Library,
Special Collections, Newport, RI. *Poem.
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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.
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Vaughan, Carter. Dragon Cove. (1964)
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Washburn, Delphine. Newport Women.
Brooklyn, New York: Theo Gaus' Sons, Inc., 1967.
A few words about the Newport
Collection where many of these titles are located:
This 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.
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