Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Born(1836-11-11)November 11, 1836
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
DiedMarch 19, 1907(1907-03-19) (aged 70)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation
  • Poet
  • novelist
  • editor

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (/ˈɔːldrɪtʃ/ AWL-dritch; November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, during which he published writers including Charles W. Chesnutt.[1] He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, which established the "bad boy's book" subgenre in nineteenth-century American literature,[2] and for his poetry.

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