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The January 1844 issue of The Knickerbocker magazine featured a story called Ganguernet: Or, 'A Capital
The story includes a scene with a nearly identical plot to the one described in this portion of Whitman's
It is unclear whether Whitman was simply paraphrasing Hunter's translation, or whether both stories were
Whitman republished this story in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 18, 1846, while he was editing that
On the same page of that issue of the Eagle , right before the story, he included a poem by Henry Wadsworth
This is one of several short stories that includes angels and/or invisible spirits.
Whitman republished this story in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 18, 1846, while he was editing that
On the same page of that issue of the Eagle, right before the story, he included a poem by Henry Wadsworth
'"; This is one of several short stories that includes angels and/or invisible spirits.
FIREMAN'S DREAM: While completing research for the two volumes of journalism that were published as part
WITH THE STORY OF HIS STRANGE COMPANION . A TALE OF FANTASIE . BY WALTER WHITMAN .
The house of which the bedroom in the attic story was part, was owned by a respectable and industrious
—He told the story of his own life.
STORY OF THE FIREMAN'S STRANGE COMPANION .
Collected Writings of Walt Whitman, Herbert Bergman discovered "The Fireman's Dream," a previously unknown story
discovery of "The Fireman's Dream" and its publication, see "About 'The Fireman's Dream: With the Story
Messenger indicated that "The Fireman's Dream" was "To be continued," no additional chapters of the story
Dumb Kate.—an Early Death Dumb Kate.
He shortened the title to simply "Dumb Kate" when he republished it later as part of the "Pieces in Early
For the publication history of the story, see " About 'Dumb Kate.—An Early Death .'"
Kate had been dumb from her birth.
Kate was lost! Look not with a frown, rigid moralist!
Whitman published a revised version of this story with the same title in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on
He shortened the title to simply "Dumb Kate" when he republished it later as part of the "Pieces in Early
"Pieces in Early Youth" was also reprinted in Whitman's Complete Prose Works (1892): see "Dumb Kate."
For the publication history of the story, see "About 'Dumb Kate.—An Early Death.
A Tale of the Times and in his short stories, including "The Child's Champion," "The Reformed," "Wild
For more on Whitman's story, which likely draws on his personal experience of this route, see " About
When I arrived at Battery-place—at the crossing which leads from that antique, two story, corner house
I know not a prettier custom than that said to be prevalent in some parts of the world, of covering the
For more on Whitman's story, which likely draws on his personal experience of this route, see "About
This story is an extensively and significantly revised version of Whitman's " The Child's Champion ,"
Whitman kept the new title, "The Child and the Profligate," but made additional revisions to the story
The story was also published under the same title in the "Pieces in Early Youth" section of Specimen
Several of the revisions to the Columbian Magazine (1844) version of the story made or authorized by
the Four Students ," and " Dumb Kate; An Early Death ."
This story is an extensively and significantly revised version of Whitman's "The Child's Champion," which
Whitman kept the new title, "The Child and the Profligate," but made additional revisions to the story
The story was also published under the same title in the "Pieces in Early Youth" section of Specimen
Several of the revisions to the Columbian Magazine (1844) version of the story made or authorized by
Four Students," and "Dumb Kate; An Early Death."