Nathan Haskell Dole

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Nathan Haskell Dole

1852–1935

An American writer, editor, and translator, he helped bring Russian and other European literature to English-speaking readers. His books ranged from poetry and biography to travel writing, showing a wide curiosity about the world.

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The Spell of Switzerland

The Spell of Switzerland

by Nathan Haskell Dole

About the author

Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 1852, Nathan Haskell Dole studied at Phillips Academy in Andover and graduated from Harvard in 1874. Early in his career he taught in New York and New England before turning to newspaper work in Boston, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.

Much of his later career was devoted to writing, editing, and especially translation. He translated works by major authors including Leo Tolstoy and Alphonse Daudet, and he was also known for translating many Russian songs and lyric pieces into English.

Dole also published a varied body of original work. Among the books linked with his name are The Hawthorne Tree, Omar the Tent-Maker, Peace and Progress, Alaska, The Life of Count Tolstoi, The Spell of Switzerland, and America in Spitsbergen. He died in 1935.