Donald Grant Mitchell
Novelist

Donald Grant Mitchell Net Worth

Donald Grant Mitchell was an American essayist and fiction writer born in Norwich, CT on April 12, 1822. He is best known for his essay collection, Reveries of a Bachelor, which explores the dream-like lives of mid-nineteenth-century Americans. His other works include Doctor Johns (1866) and My Farm of Edgewood: A Country Book (1863).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 12, 1822
Birth Place Norwich, CT
Age 197 YEARS OLD
Died On Dec 15, 1908 (age 86)
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $2.10 billion (2024)

About

An American Essayist and fiction Writer, he is particularly known for his essay collection, Reveries of a Bachelor, which focuses on the dream-like lives of mid-nineteenth-century Americans. His other works include Doctor Johns (1866) and My Farm of Edgewood: A Country Book (1863).

Before Fame

He graduated from Yale College, where he studied both law and literature. He subsequently served as a U.S. consul in Venice, Italy.

Trivia

His Reveries of a Bachelor was a favorite book of poet Emily Dickinson.

Family Life

He was the Connecticut-born son of Politician Stephen Mix Mitchell.

Associated With

He and Harry Whitney were both members of the Skull and Bones society at Yale.

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