author
Curtis Guild
1827–1911
A Boston journalist and travel writer, he turned newspaper experience into lively books that brought foreign travel and literary personalities closer to American readers. He is also remembered for founding and editing the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
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Over the Ocean; or, Sights and Scenes in Foreign Lands
by Curtis Guild
About the author
Born in Boston on January 13, 1827, Curtis Guild worked his way up in journalism after starting as a clerk at the Boston Journal. The Massachusetts Historical Society notes that he later founded the Boston Commercial Bulletin in 1859 and served as its editor, building a long career in Boston publishing.
Guild also wrote several popular travel books, including Over the Ocean and Abroad Again, along with later literary works such as A Chat About Celebrities. His writing combined reporting, observation, and an accessible style that helped nineteenth-century readers experience places and people beyond their own daily world.
He died in Boston on March 12, 1911. Although his son, Curtis Guild Jr., became the better-known public figure, Curtis Guild Sr. left his own mark as a newspaperman, editor, collector, and author whose work reflects the curiosity and energy of his era.