Though many details about his early life are in dispute, scholars agree that Arnold was born in New York City and that his father may have been the Reverend George B. Arnold.
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This article gives a brief overview of the regulars at Pfaff's as part of a larger survey that discusses the literary clubs and associations of New York.
He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His pen name is given as "Harry Franco."
He is mentioned as the "king" of the "real literary Bohemians of the later fifties" who would gather at Pfaff's "at the noon-meal hour and through the evening until late into the night."
She is mentioned as the "queen" of the "real literary Bohemians of the later fifties" who would gather at Pfaff's "at the noon-meal hour and through the evening until late into the night."
He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His pen name is given as "Dick Dinto."
He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His real name is given as Charles G. Halpine.
The article cites Howells' Literary Friends and Acquaintances as providing an account of Howells' first meeting with Whitman.
He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His real name is given as Robert H. Newell.
He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His pen name is given as "Josh Billings."
He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His pen name is given as "Doesticks."
He is described as one of the "others who rallied" at Pfaff's. His real name is given as Charles F. Brown.
He is described as "one of the place's most frequent habitues." Maurice notes that Howells' Literary Friends and Acquaintances describes the first meeting of Howells and Whitman.
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Though many details about his early life are in dispute, scholars agree that Arnold was born in New York City and that his father may have been the Reverend George B. Arnold.
27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015