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The '''Old Corner Book Store''' is a commercial building located in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. | |||
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During the early 18th century, the building was a small apothecary shop and residence. A few decades after the [[American Revolutionary War]], the Old Corner Book Store became home to {{Wiki|Ticknor and Fields}}, the leading [[United States|American]] publisher at the time.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Old Corner Book Store]]</ref> | |||
In the mid 19th century, it became the centre of American literature and thinking and served as a meeting place for authors including {{Wiki|Henry Wadsworth Longfellow}}, {{Wiki|Nathaniel Hawthorne}}, {{Wiki|Harriet Beecher Stowe}}, and [[Charles Dickens]].<ref name="Database" /> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:53, 7 January 2024
The Old Corner Book Store is a commercial building located in Boston, Massachusetts.
History[edit | edit source]
During the early 18th century, the building was a small apothecary shop and residence. A few decades after the American Revolutionary War, the Old Corner Book Store became home to Ticknor and Fields, the leading American publisher at the time.[1]
In the mid 19th century, it became the centre of American literature and thinking and served as a meeting place for authors including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Charles Dickens.[1]