Content:
Two scraps of paper pasted to a backing sheet to make one leaf. These scraps feature draft lines which appeared slightly revised in the 29 January 1881 issue of the
The Critic
as part of "How I Get Around at 60, and Take Notes. (No. 1)," under the section heading "Autumn Scenes and Sights." Whitman continued to revise this piece of prose, eventually publishing it as "Autumn Side-Bits,"
Specimen Days & Collect
(1882–1883).
Content:
A draft paragraph describing Whitman's time at Timber Creek, where he spent some restorative time in the mid- to late-1870s. Much of this draft first appeared in the 29 January 1881 issue of
The Critic
, as part of "How I Get Around at 60, and Take Notes. (No. 1)," under the section heading "Autumn Scenes and Sights." This piece of prose was slightly revised and eventually published as "Autumn Side-Bits," in
Specimen Days & Collect
(1882–1883) before appearing in
Complete Prose Works
(1892).
Content:
A draft fragment, portions of which Whitman first published in "How I Get Around at 60, and Take Notes. (No. 1),"
The Critic
29 January 1881, under the heading "Autumn Scenes and Sights." Whitman used this portion of prose nearly unchanged in "Autumn Side-Bits,"
Specimen Days & Collect
(1882–1883). "Autumn Side-Bits" was eventually collected in
Complete Prose Works
(1892).
Content:
A Draft fragment of "Autumn Side-Bits," that first appeared in the 29 January 1881 issue of
The Critic
as part of "How I Get Around at 60, and Take Notes. (No. 1)," under the section heading "Autumn Scenes and Sights." Whitman further revised this prose piece before including it in
Specimen Days & Collect
(1882–1883) as part of "Autumn Side-Bits," which was later collected in
Complete Prose Works
(1892).
