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Henry Walcott Boynton
1869–1947
A prolific American man of letters, he moved from teaching into a long career as a writer, critic, and editor with a special interest in major figures of English and American literature.
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Washington Irving
by Henry Walcott Boynton
The Golfer's Rubaiyat
by Henry Walcott Boynton
About the author
Born in Guilford, Connecticut, in 1869, Henry Walcott Boynton studied at Amherst College, earning his A.B. in 1891 and his A.M. in 1893. He then taught at Phillips Academy in Andover, where he headed the English department from 1892 to 1901 before turning fully to literary work.
Boynton wrote biographies and critical studies of major authors including Washington Irving, Bret Harte, and James Fenimore Cooper. He also edited a wide range of literary texts and is remembered for work that helped introduce and interpret English and American literature for general readers and students.
His later books included Journalism and Literature and Annals of American Bookselling, 1638-1850. Boynton died in 1947, leaving behind a body of writing that reflects both a teacher’s clarity and a critic’s broad interest in the history of books and authorship.