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Dear Friend You were so good as to call yourself so, in my book,—that I value more than you guess,—and

If I were arranging flowers for your room, I should have masses of one kind, if I could.

delicate miracles, quite a variety of them, might enable you to fancy you had left your room, and were

If all the talks of you which are heard in our family were telephoned to your ear, you would have daily

"Uncle Walt would enjoy this;" "I wish Uncle Walt could hear that;" "If Uncle Walt were only here," are

values the poem too highly and that it cannot in any sense be taken as the voice of a representative American

Whitman has always seemed very un-American in many of his traits, notably in his acceptance of gifts

It is a matter of no little significance that here has appeared in American literature a man who has

absurd delusion that the inhabitants of London, Paris, Berlin, and Rome, and the lands which these cities

In 1876 Robert Buchanan, the Scotch poet, published an appeal "eulogizing and defending the American

A Danish critic has said in a Copenhagen magazine: "It may be candidly admitted that the American poet

But, although he calls them the "most precious bequest to current American civilization from all the

breadth, the democratic kindliness, and homespun sense that marks the very soul and gait of our American

The others at table were Mrs. George W.

The heads at the windows were drawn in and the group of little ones parted and went their way.

A table in front of him was covered with books and papers, papers and books were strewn at his feet,

"Thoroughly American to the last," the reported exclaimed.

Arnold and Whitman: The Author of "Light of Asia" Visits the American Poet ARNOLD AND WHITMAN THE AUTHOR

OF "LIGHT OF ASIA" VISITS THE AMERICAN POET.

My second wife, you know, was an American lady, and that gives me a claim on your people.

I told him my children bore American names and that it pleased me to think and speak of Americans as

There were tears in the eyes of the English poet.

Two long tables were arranged the whole length of the big room on the second floor, and covers were spread

Samuel, of this city, and Benjamin F.

Boyle and other Philadelphians who were present. Francis B.

Then somebody proposed "Three cheers for Walt Whitman," which were given with a will.

He is a genuine continental American."

Whitman passing his last years across the river from the great Quaker City, always using the quaint Quaker

Whitman's opinion of Tennyson is of particular interest, since the British laureate is one of our great American's

The American nation is not much at present, but will be some day the most glorious one on earth.

I always remember that my ancestors were Dutch .

He has a smack of Americanism, American individuality, a smack of outdoor life, the wash of the sea,

But he is too melancholy for a great representative of American poetry.

"Leaves of Grass" are the reflections of American life and ideas which reflect again.

and while he did not underrate their possible value, his disposition was to ignore them unless they were

He saw, too, that there were indications here and there in all classes of a deeper feeling of human solidarity

Carpenter tells us: "I began to wonder if the most sensible and obvious thing for me to do were not to

Just a little glimmer, as it were, in the darkness, but if others did the same the illuminations would

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American author, poet, and abolitionist best known for writing

I too am untranslatable' look about him, more developed even perhaps in age than when those words were

Faithfully yours Charles Aldrich Webster City, Iowa Nov 18, 1889.

which piracy lets loose sets ideals before our young readers which are contrary to the spirit of American

I do not quite understand how the English ideal of life differs from the American, but a discussion of

the subject which I propose to have in The North American Review will, no doubt, be a source of enlightenment

The American Ideal in Fiction —that will be the title; and each contributor will be expected to point

The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.

Whitman's friend James Redpath joined the North American Review as managing editor in 1886.

Whitman briefly mentioned Rice's request for an article in the North American Review in his letter to

Camden: "I should acknowledge it in some way: but as to writing about novelists, novels, English, American

The envelope was identified as belonging to this letter based on the postmark that includes the city

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and prohet prophet of his Native land—We will be able now to enjoy and appreciate it in full—as we were

Howard Helmick (1845–1907) was an American painter, engraver, and illustrator who who lived in London

"A Library of American Literature." Office of Charles L. Webster & Co., Publishers.

Editors: Edmund Clarence Stedman, Ellen Mackay Hutchinson. 3 East 14th Street, New York City, March 27th

An American, 2. A book-lover, 3.

To-day, then, I forward to you by express the first seven volumes of the "Library of American Literature

In short, I send you an American "cosmorama" for your own room: hoping it may lighten some of the hours

The letterhead of pages 1, 5, and 9 of Stedman's letter is printed: "A Library of American Literature

A Library of Great American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time was an eleven-volume

Hooks, "Ellen MacKay Hutchinson ([1851]–1933)," Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers 30:2 (2013

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

I got no answer from you, but news came about that time that you were much out of sorts, and then later

Both were introduced to Whitman's writings by Edward Carpenter and they quickly became admirers of Whitman

Thompson was a lawyer from London and member of the Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court of the city

Both were introduced to Whitman's writings by Edward Carpenter, and they quickly became admirers of the

Only 300 copies were printed, and Whitman signed the title page of each one.

I had a very good time Christmas, went home & helped to eat the turkey, all my sisters & brothers were

Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former

for city and land for land.

greatest city in the whole world.

what joys were thine!

It pleased him very much, yet the tears were in his eyes. He asked me if I enjoyed religion.

The rest were carried ashore and laid down in one place or another."

This is but an added nod to the effort I am always making to bring to you the friendly love of our American

Were I the man-of-war bird he has pictured us Nothing could keep me from flying that way.

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

If I were sure that I could make any arrangement to keep a home, I should feel better, but all is so

Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, a six-volume reference work, was published between 1887

than I, (I mean the bad investments) came to see me soon after William's death to say that if things were

Kimball (1836–1913) was an American geologist and was named Director of the United States Mint by President

Harold and Grace were the children of William F.

Channing, and they were the nephew and niece, respectively, of William D. O'Connor.

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (1854–1939) was an American activist and editor of the anarchist periodical

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

Harold and Grace were the nephew and niece, respectively, of O'Connor.

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860

Bucke and his brother-in-law William John Gurd were designing a gas and fluid meter to be patented in

There is also Camden, N.J. postmark, but only the city and the date of "MAR 27" are legible.

good-natured, impulsive, with the over-carefulness of the average Welshman tempered by his experiences of American

An infusion of American generosity & freedom would do them great good.

& other nine-days wonders, was the endless cosmopolitan ebb & flow of the peoples of the world,—American

bright morning, or at night when the glamour in the sky & the glitter of Camps below & the hum of the city

Some of his friends were beginning to think he meant to settle oversea for good.

We have a young American novelist over here at present with his wife,—Henry Harland ("Sidney Luska.")

Meanwhile this probation in a world's city is helpful & good, fortunately, in other ways.

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

Henry Harland was an American author who wrote under the pseudonym Sidney Luska (Josh Lambert, "As It

I devoutly pray that you are not suffering so much as you were.

The flavour they are were like the American, though small in size. Wish I could send you some!

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

I was beginning to fear lest you were not so well again.

If good wishes of friends were of any direct use, physically, I mean, as well as in other ways, it would

It was held at the foot of Cleopatra's Needle, round the base of which the various speakers were grouped

Through the day it had been wet and foggy in turn, but now the sky was of an American clearness, the

If Jesus were in London today would he be in those churches?"—and the crowd shouted back, "No!

Joseph Pennell (1857–1926) was an American lithographer, illustrator, and etcher whose work often depicted

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

better comprehension of man and of the democratic idea, it would (I think) be a misfortune if you were

If I were face to face with you there are many things in your last poems and writings I should like to

encroach on the space devoted to the work of other contributors; but my second series of English and American

Bentzon, was an author, translator, and literary critic who is specifically noted for her expertise on American

Jules Laforgue (1860–1887) was a French free-verse poet born in Uruguay.

Your poems with Omar Khayyaim Khayyam were the strong tonic's that kept energy for the enervating work

that except for the photographs taken by Eakins and his assistants in Whitman's room in 1891, these were

the last photographs taken of Whitman by a professional photographer, and certainly they were the last

Walt Whitman by Frederick Gutekunst, 1889 Whitman commented that the photos from this sitting were all

Eakins-O'Donovan. . . . in Walt's own room in November 1891, the Gutekunst sittings, of which this is one result, were

The notes and addresses, as well as Whitman's speech, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

William Dean Howells (1837–1920) was an American realist novelist and literary critic, serving the staff

of the New York Nation and Harper's Magazine during the mid 1860s.

In an Ashtabula Sentinel review of the 1860 edition Leaves of Grass, Howells wrote, "If he is indeed

Whitman: I saw lately that you were not so well—but hope it is a newspaper report merely and that you

I think Whitman one of the greatest if not the greatest of our American poets."

He is not afraid of your work but wishes some of it were left out of it, for a popular volume.

Ellen Louise Chandler Moulton (1835–1908) was an American poet and critic who published several collections

William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

In 1882, "A Woman Waits for Me" and "To a Common Prostitute" were two of the poems that the Boston district

Garland's return address is printed on the envelope as follows: HAMLIN GARLAND | Teacher English & American

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

of the New York Nation and Harper's Magazine during the mid 1860s.

In an Ashtabula Sentinel review of the 1860 edition Leaves of Grass, Howells wrote, "If he is indeed