Born in Ohio in 1837; consul to Venice in 1861-65; editor of
_The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1871-81; associate editor of
_Harper's Magazine_ since 1886; among his many works,
"Venetian Life" published in 1866, "Italian Journeys" in
1869, "Poems" in 1867, "Their Wedding Journey" in 1872, "A
Chance Acquaintance" in 1873, "The Lady of the Aroostook" in
1875, "The Undiscovered Country" in 1880, "A Modern
Instance" in 1882, "Silas Lapham" in 1885, "Annie Kilburn"
in 1888.