Page "James Russell Lowell" Paragraph 32

In the last few months of his life, Lowell struggled with gout, sciatica in his left leg, and chronic nausea ; by the summer of 1891, doctors believed that Lowell had cancer in his kidneys, liver, and lungs.

His last few months, he was administered opium for the pain and was rarely fully conscious.

He died on August 12, 1891, at Elmwood.

After services in the Appleton Chapel, he was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery.

After his death, Norton served as his literary executor and published several collections of Lowell's works and his letters.