A literary magazine in Bucks County will be hosting an informative lecture with one of the area’s major historical societies.

Neshaminy, The Bucks County Historical and Literary Journal, based in Doylestown, will be hosting the inaugural lecture in its Abramson Art & Artist series. Titled “No ‘Destitute Scribbler’: Henry C. Mercer’s Adventure in Publishing”, the lecture is a joint effort with the Doylestown Historical Society and Professor Tom Sparrow.

Drawing upon archival documents from the Mercer Museum, Professor Sparrow will illuminate Henry Mercer’s foray into the world of fiction, his use of local Doylestown landmarks including Fonthill Castle and Doyle’s Tavern, and why his only collection of ghost stories “November Night Tales”, though hailed as comparable to Edgar Allen Poe and Ambrose Bierce, ultimately fell into obscurity.

Local writer Daniel Dorian will also speak on censorship and book banning, placing recent developments in Bucks County and across the country in historical context. 

The event will be held at the Doylestown Historical Society, located at 56 South Main Street in Doylestown, on July 26 at 7 PM, with Q&A to follow.

Tickets for the lecture cost $10.

Learn more at Neshaminy, The Bucks County Historical and Literary Journal.

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