NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER AND COMPANY, 1874 Reveries of a Bachelor; or, A Book of the Heart. Writing as "Ik Marvel," the Connecticut-born farmer and essayist collects his whimsical essays of a bachelor's musings on marriage, love, and friendship, which had originally appeared in the Southern Literary Messenger in 1849. His most popular work, Reveries would prompt another collection blending fiction and the essay "Dream Life" (1851). Donald Grant Mitchell ("Ik Marvel") (April 12, 1822 - December 15, 1908) was an American essayist and novelist. Mitchell, the grandson of politician and jurist Stephen Mix Mitchell, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1841, where he was a member of Skull and Bones and studied law, but he soon took up literature. Reveries of a Bachelor or A Book of the Heart is a book by American author Donald Grant Mitchell, published in 1850 under the pseudonym Ik Marvel. In the text, the author theorizes on boyhood, country life style, marriage, travel, and dreaming.VERY INTERESTING BOOK AND COLLECTOR ITEM. GREEN COVER WITH GOLD ON SPINE. SOME WEAR AROUND EDGES AND TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE. LIGHT BROWNING AROUND OUTER PAGES. SOLID CONSTRUCTION STILL INTACT. Donald Grant Mitchell (April 12, 1822 December 15, 1908) was an American essayist and novelist who usually wrote under the pen name Ik Marvel. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.

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Bookseller: Antique Books Den (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000395
Title: REVERIES OF A BACHELOR OR A BOOK OF THE HEART
Author: DONALD G. MITCHELL (IK MARVEL)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Revised
Publisher: CHARLES SCRIBNER AND COMPANY
Place of Publication: NEW YORK
Date Published: 1874
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Keywords: BACHELOR, IK MARVEL
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; Miscellaneous; EDUCATION;

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