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Massachusetts, and spent what he called "a New
 
Massachusetts, and spent what he called "a New
 
England boyhood of sea and shore, enriched with
 
England boyhood of sea and shore, enriched with
a good deal of the Fre nch spirit, from a French
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a good deal of the French spirit, from a French
 
mother." He was graduated from Harvard in 1909,
 
mother." He was graduated from Harvard in 1909,
 
received his M.A. from there in 1911 , and taught
 
received his M.A. from there in 1911 , and taught
a year in france at the university of Lyon . In the
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a year in France at the university of Lyon. In the
 
first World War he served on land and later in the
 
first World War he served on land and later in the
Navy , in submarines, and wrote several books
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Navy, in submarines, and wrote several books
about the war which he considered "journalism. "
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about the war which he considered "journalism."
He was editor of Living Age m agazine before
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He was editor of Living Age magazine before
 
he dedicated himself to being a writer-naturalist
 
he dedicated himself to being a writer-naturalist
and began work on The Outermost House , published in 1928. In 1929 he married Elizabeth
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and began work on The Outermost House, published in 1928. In 1929 he married Elizabeth
 
Coatsworth, and three years later moved his family to Chimney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine, where
 
Coatsworth, and three years later moved his family to Chimney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine, where
 
he lived until his death in 1968.
 
he lived until his death in 1968.
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ELIZABETH COATSWORTH, born in Buffalo,
 
ELIZABETH COATSWORTH, born in Buffalo,
 
 
New York, 1893, was graduated from Vassar College, received her M.A. from Columbia University,
 
New York, 1893, was graduated from Vassar College, received her M.A. from Columbia University,
 
and has been awarded doctoral degrees from the
 
and has been awarded doctoral degrees from the
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her contribution to American letters. She has written many books, including books for children,
 
her contribution to American letters. She has written many books, including books for children,
 
novels, essays, short stories, and poetry-always
 
novels, essays, short stories, and poetry-always
her favorite form . She lives in Maine , in the Nobleboro farmhouse she and her husband bought four
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her favorite form . She lives in Maine, in the Nobleboro farmhouse she and her husband bought four
 
years after publication of The Outermost House,
 
years after publication of The Outermost House,
 
and which has been the focus of her books of
 
and which has been the focus of her books of
 
New England sketches, including the recent Maine
 
New England sketches, including the recent Maine
 
 
Memories.
 
Memories.
  
HENRY BESTON·
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Image:  Right side profile of Henry Beston seated with hands crossed on his knee, with his head tilted slightly to the left.
 
 
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Revision as of 00:21, 14 March 2017

HENRY BESTON was born in 1888 in Quincy,

Massachusetts, and spent what he called "a New England boyhood of sea and shore, enriched with a good deal of the French spirit, from a French mother." He was graduated from Harvard in 1909, received his M.A. from there in 1911 , and taught a year in France at the university of Lyon. In the first World War he served on land and later in the Navy, in submarines, and wrote several books about the war which he considered "journalism." He was editor of Living Age magazine before he dedicated himself to being a writer-naturalist and began work on The Outermost House, published in 1928. In 1929 he married Elizabeth Coatsworth, and three years later moved his family to Chimney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine, where he lived until his death in 1968.

ELIZABETH COATSWORTH, born in Buffalo, New York, 1893, was graduated from Vassar College, received her M.A. from Columbia University, and has been awarded doctoral degrees from the University of Maine and New England College for her contribution to American letters. She has written many books, including books for children, novels, essays, short stories, and poetry-always her favorite form . She lives in Maine, in the Nobleboro farmhouse she and her husband bought four years after publication of The Outermost House, and which has been the focus of her books of New England sketches, including the recent Maine Memories.

Image: Right side profile of Henry Beston seated with hands crossed on his knee, with his head tilted slightly to the left.