The complete online text of The Beginnings of New England by John Fiske.

John Fiske, schoolmaster, physician, and minister, has only recently emerged as an important Puritan poet. Baptized at St. James' parish in South Elmham, Suffolk, England, on 20 March 1608, the son of John and Anne Fiske, he graduated from Peterhouse Col...

John Fiske (1842-1901), American philosopher and historian, was responsible for applying the Darwinian theory of evolution to philosophical and historical studies in the United States. Born Edmund Fisk Green (he later changed his name) on March 30, 1842,...

During his lifetime and well into the twentieth century John Fiske was regarded as an eminent scholar. He had numerous connections in the academic world--particularly at Harvard University where he was assistant librarian and occasional faculty member. A...

The New England couple who owns the collection featured here was first lured into the sport of collecting thirty years ago by the gift of a copy of Wallace Nutting's Furniture of the Pilgrim Century (1921) and a subsequent friendship with collectors who...

The area's premier regional film extravaganza, the New England Film and Video Festival, kicks off tomorrow with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at SoHo in Brighton. The event benefits the festival organizer, Boston Film/Video Foundation. For a complete schedule...