The Life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich This biography of Aldrich traces his life and career from his early days in New York to his established position as a New England writer and editor.  Greenslet discusses Aldrich's relationship to the periodicals and literary circles of New York, most notably the Bohemians at Pfaff's and the <cite>Saturday Press</cite> and later at the <cite>Atlantic Monthly</cite> and in New England.  Greenslet also  includes several descriptions of Aldrich's friends and reprints several letters from Aldrich to his friends which discuss his personal life, career, and literary opinions.