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Edward Sherman Gould


Edward Sherman Gould (11 May 1808 Litchfield, Connecticut - 21 February 1885 New York City) was a 19th-century United States author and critic.

He was the son of jurist James Gould, and an early contributor of tales to the Knickerbocker Magazine, to the New World, the Mirror, the The Literary World, and other journals. His signature of “Cassio” in Charles King's American was at one time well known. In 1830 he lectured before the New York Mercantile Library Association on “American Criticism in American Literature.” In his talk, he opposed the prevalent spirit of overflowing praise as injurious to the interests of the country.

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In addition to contributing to many literary and theological journals, he wrote:


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