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LETTERS FROM A LANDSCAPE PAINTER.
CRITICAL NOTICES OF LANMAN’S “ESSAYS FOR SUMMER HOURS.”
TO THEHON. GEORGE PERKINS MARSH,BURLINGTON, VERMONT.
TROUTING AMONG THE CATSKILLS
A SPRING DAY
SOUTH PEAK MOUNTAINS.
A SLEEPLESS NIGHT.
COLE’S IMAGINATIVE PAINTINGS.
LAKE HORICON.
The collection invites listeners into a quiet, reflective walk through the American countryside, offering sketches that feel like brush‑strokes of language rather than exhaustive travelogues. Its narrator, a landscape painter by inclination, shares observations of woods, rivers, and distant horizons with a gentle, unhurried cadence that feels perfect for a lazy afternoon. The tone is modest and warm, never imposing doctrine, but simply encouraging a calm appreciation of place.
Interwoven with the natural descriptions are lyrical allusions to poetry and occasional moral musings that deepen the sense of contemplation without demanding heavy analysis. Each essay flows like a short, vivid postcard, moving from sunrise over a meadow to the hush of evening in a small town, all rendered in clear, unadorned prose. Listeners will find a soothing companion for quiet moments, a literary retreat that captures the spirit of “summer hours” without ever leaving their chair.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (304K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2017-01-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1819–1895
An energetic 19th-century man of letters, he mixed literary work with public service, travel, and a lifelong interest in American life and landscapes. His books and sketches grew out of a career that moved easily between journalism, libraries, government offices, and the outdoors.
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