Laurence Hutton - Publications

Bibliophile, editor, and writer, born in New York City, New York, USA. Left with a modest legacy, he devoted himself to amassing a fine rare book collection and writing on travel, the theatre, and other congenial topics. He was literary editor of McClure's Magazine (1886–93) and a lecturer at Princeton University (1901–4).

Laurence Hutton (1843-1904) was an American essayist and critic, born in New York City and educated privately there. His writings on dramatic subjects include:

Plays and Players (1875) Curiosities of the American Stage (1887) Memoir of Edwin Booth (1893) with Brander Matthews, Actors and Actresses of Great Britain and of the United States (1886-87)

He edited the American Actor Series (1881-82) and published a group of delightful literary guidebooks, including:

Literary Landmarks of London (1887) Edinburgh (1892) Jerusalem (1895) Venice (1896) Florence (1897) Rome (1897) Literary Landmarks of the Scottish Universities (1904)

Publications

M. Moore, Talks in a Library with Laurence Hutton (New York, 1905) This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.