| Edward Sherman Gould | |
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| Born | 11 May 1808  |
| Died | 21 February 1885 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Edward Sherman Gould (11 May 1808 Litchfield, Connecticut – 21 February 1885 New York City) was a nineteenth-century American writer and critic.
Biography
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 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.
His examination of correct use of English is the subject of several of his books, such as, Good English, or Popular Errors in Language (1867). At the time, there was great interest among many Victorian authors about the Germanic origin, evolution, and proper use of English, among criticism that continues into contemporary times.
Works
Translations:
- Alexandre Dumas, Travels in Egypt and Arabia Petraea (1839)
- Dupré, Progress of Democracy (1841)
- Honoré de Balzac, Eugénie Grandet (1841)
- Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot (1842)
- Alexandre Dumas, Impressions of Travel in Switzerland
- Victor Hugo, Handsome Pecopin
- A. Royer, Charles de Bourbon (1842-1843)
In addition to contributing to many literary and theological journals, he wrote:
- Gould, Edward Sherman (1843). The Sleep Rider; or, the Old Boy in the Omnibus.
- Abridgment of Alison's History of Europe (New York, 1843)
- The Very Age, a comedy (1850)
- John Doe and Richard Roe; or, Episodes of Life in New York (1862)
- Good English, or Popular Errors in Language (1867)
- Classical Elocution (1867)
- Supplement to Duyckinck's History of the New World (1871)
References
- Hitchings, Henry, The Language Wars: A History of Proper English, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, October 25, 2011, page 175 ff.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Gould, James" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.