Content:
A small scrap of prose that would make its way into a footnote for "Carlyle From American Points of View," which was first printed in
Specimen Days
(1882-1883). Although Edward Grier states that the handwriting on the scrap indicates a date in the 1860s, the essay was not published until its inclusion in
Specimen Days
.
Whitman Archive Title: Carlyle from American points of View
Content:
A draft of Whitman's essay "Carlyle from American Points of View," first published in
Specimen Days
in 1882. At the top of the draft, Whitman indicates that the piece was originally submitted for publication in the
North American Review
on 20 May 1882, but was rejected.
