Boscobel: A Story of a Winter in Florida

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Abstract

**Warning: Some of the language or characterizations in this book are the product of the time when this book was written, and are no longer considered acceptable.**

This novel follows the trip of a group of New Yorkers to Florida, where they plan to spend the expectedly harsh winter away from Buffalo. Instead, they enjoy the warmth of St. Augustine. They stay at the St. Augustine Hotel, which burned down in 1887.

Other notable local locations visited include Cathedral Basilica, the Plaza de la Constitucion, and the Matanzas River.

Title

Boscobel: A Story of a Winter in Florida

Publisher

New York: W.B. Smith

Date

Language

English

Audience

Subject

Romance
Travel

Coverage

Statehood to 1887
City of St. Augustine

Has Format

Available for free on HathiTrust.

References

Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.

Mason, Walter Scott. The People of Florida as Portrayed in American Fiction. George Peabody College for Teachers, 1949.

McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.

Bibliographic Citation

Newton, Emma Mersereau. Boscobel: A Story of a Winter in Florida. New York: W.B. Smith, 1881.

Citation

Emma Mersereau Newton, “Boscobel: A Story of a Winter in Florida,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed July 17, 2026, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/137.

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