506. Donald Grant Mitchell ("Ik Marvel"), 1822-1908

A frequent contributor to literary periodicals, a traveler, and a consul abroad, Mitchell conveyed his impressions of Europe and America to American readers in articles and books.He developed a type of fictional essay of sentiment and reflection that enjoyed marked popularity at the mid-century point and later. His mostsubstantial literary work, however, resulted from his passion for nature, landscape gardening, and farming. His experiences in these connectionsresulted in several books about life at his country home.

507. Reveries of a bachelor; or, A book of the heart. By Ik Marvel [pseud.] New York, Baker & Scribner, 1850. 298 p. 4-8631 PZ3.M692 RBD

508. — Illus. by C. B. Falls. New York, Holborn House, 1931. 222 p. 32-2038 PS2404.R4 1931

509. My farm of Edgewood: a country book. By the author of Reveries of a bachelor. New York, Scribner, 1863. x, 319 p. 22-15237 S521.M65 1863

510. Works. [Edgewood ed.] New York, Scribner, 1907. 15 v. illus. 7-31247 PS2400.A2 1907