J. Jay (John Jay) Smith Audiobooks

About the author

Born in Burlington County, New Jersey, in 1798, John Jay Smith was educated at Westtown Friends School and began his working life in Philadelphia as a druggist. His career soon widened into publishing and literary work: he helped publish the Pennsylvania Gazette, edited periodicals, and built a reputation as a thoughtful editor and compiler.

Smith is especially associated with the Library Company of Philadelphia, where he served as librarian from 1829 to 1851. During those years he gathered manuscripts and autographs connected with the history of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, showing the same curiosity about the past that shaped many of his books and edited collections.

He also played a major part in the creation of Laurel Hill Cemetery, one of Philadelphia’s most notable rural cemeteries, and was remembered for his interest in landscape design and horticulture. That mix of practical civic energy and literary enthusiasm runs through his work, which ranges from historical curiosities to nature and family reading, and helps explain why his writing still feels tied to the everyday intellectual life of 19th-century America.

J. Jay (John Jay) Smith

23 Audiobooks

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 12. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 20

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 19. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 08

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 22. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 13. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 10

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 02

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 03

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 17. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 18. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 11. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 21. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 16. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 14. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 04

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 15. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 09

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 01

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 07

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 06

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 05

American Historical and Literary Curiosities: Second Series, Complete

About the author