George Parsons Lathrop
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George Parsons Lathrop was an American poet and novelist.
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His father was physician George Alfred Lathrop, mother was Frances Maria (Smith) Lathrop, and brother Francis Lathrop
.
He was educated at New York and Dresden
, Germany
, when he returned to New York, and decided on a literary career. Going to England
on a visit he was married in London
, September 11, 1871, to Rose Hawthorne
, daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne
. In 1875 he became associate editor of the Atlantic Monthly, and remained in that position two years, leaving it for newspaper work in Boston
and New York. His contributions to the periodical and daily Press were varied and voluminous. In 1883 he founded the American Copyright League, which finally secured the international copyright law.
Lathrop was also one of the founders of the Catholic Summer School of America
. He and his wife were received into the Roman Catholic Church in New York in March 1891. Among his published works are: Rose and Rose-tree (1875), poems; A Study of Hawthorne (1876); Afterglow (1876), a novel; Spanish Vistas (1883), a work on travel; Newport (1884), a novel; Dreams and Days (1892), poems; A Story of Courage (1894), centenary history of the Visitation Convent, Georgetown, D.C. He edited (1883) a complete, and the standard, edition of Hawthorne's works, and adapted The Scarlet Letter
for Walter Damrosch's opera of that title
, which was produced at New York
in 1896.
Lathrop died on April 19, 1898 in New York. After his death his widow, as Mother M. Alphonsa, organized a community of Dominican tertiaries, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne
, who took charge of two cancer hospitals at New York.
Life
George Parsons Lathrop was born August 25, 1851 in Honolulu, HawaiiHawaii
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His father was physician George Alfred Lathrop, mother was Frances Maria (Smith) Lathrop, and brother Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop
Francis Augustus Lathrop was an American artist.He was born at sea, near the Hawaiian Islands, being a great grandson of Samuel Holden Parsons and the son of George Alfred Lathrop , who for some time was United States consul at Honolulu. He was a pupil of T. C...
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He was educated at New York and Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Germany
Germany
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, when he returned to New York, and decided on a literary career. Going to England
England
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on a visit he was married in London
London
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, September 11, 1871, to Rose Hawthorne
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop was an American Roman Catholic religious sister and social worker.-Biography:Born in Lenox, Massachusetts, to Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia Peabody, she was educated in London, Paris, Rome and Florence. She married author George Parsons Lathrop in 1871; both...
, daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer.Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials...
. In 1875 he became associate editor of the Atlantic Monthly, and remained in that position two years, leaving it for newspaper work in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and New York. His contributions to the periodical and daily Press were varied and voluminous. In 1883 he founded the American Copyright League, which finally secured the international copyright law.
Lathrop was also one of the founders of the Catholic Summer School of America
Catholic Summer School of America
The Catholic Summer School of America originated at the end of the nineteenth century. A Catholic summer school is an assembly of Roman Catholics, both clergy and laity, held during the summer months...
. He and his wife were received into the Roman Catholic Church in New York in March 1891. Among his published works are: Rose and Rose-tree (1875), poems; A Study of Hawthorne (1876); Afterglow (1876), a novel; Spanish Vistas (1883), a work on travel; Newport (1884), a novel; Dreams and Days (1892), poems; A Story of Courage (1894), centenary history of the Visitation Convent, Georgetown, D.C. He edited (1883) a complete, and the standard, edition of Hawthorne's works, and adapted The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an...
for Walter Damrosch's opera of that title
The Scarlet Letter (opera)
The Scarlet Letter is an opera by Walter Damrosch, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name. The libretto was by George Parsons Lathrop, son-in-law of the author. The work is Wagnerian in style, Damrosch being a great enthusiast and champion of the composer...
, which was produced at New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1896.
Lathrop died on April 19, 1898 in New York. After his death his widow, as Mother M. Alphonsa, organized a community of Dominican tertiaries, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne
Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne
The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne are a Roman Catholic congregation of Religious Sisters, who are a part of the Third Order of St. Dominic. They specialize in caring for those suffering from terminal cancer and have no financial resources.-History:...
, who took charge of two cancer hospitals at New York.