The Sweets of Solitude! Or Directions to Mankind how they may be Happy in a Miserable World!

Second Edition. 12mo. 36pp. Stitched and untrimmed, as issued, with woodcut frontis of Wilson. Good+. Howes W515.

William “Amos” Wilson (ca. 1762 – October 1821), who is known also as the Pennsylvania Hermit, is a figure in the folklore of Pennsylvania. He became a hermit following the tragic death of his sister, Elizabeth “Harriot” Wilson. William withdrew from society, and wandered across Pennsylvania, eventually settling in a cave for the last 19 years of his life.'