"James Russell Lowell and His Friends" is a book written by Edward Everett Hale. In this work, the author talks about the life and activities of the outstanding American poet, literary critic and diplomat James Russell Lowell. The book not only reproduces the biography of the poet, but also reveals his personality through relations with the outstanding personalities of the era surrounding him. Edward Everett Hale explores in detail Lowell's friendships with such notables as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and others. He talks about the discussions, meetings and joint trips that shaped the cultural and literary atmosphere of that time. This book not only introduces the reader to the intimate life of James Russell Lowell, but also goes to the roots of his work and the influence he had on his contemporaries. "James Russell Lowell and His Friends" should be in the collection of every connoisseur of American literature of the 19th century.