American Lands and Letters (Barnes & Noble Digital Library‪)‬

The New York Times praised this collection as "more than a history of our early literature.  Prosaic it never is; warm with life and general suggestion it always is.” The contents include, “Early Painting and Poetry,” “Thomas Paine,” “President, Preacher, and Poet,” “Sea-Stories and Others,” and, “Washington Irving,” among many other interesting topics.