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They were real pretty, unusually good, in some respects.

Her novels were extremely popular, and Whitman particularly loved Consuelo and The Countess of Rudolstadt

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American poet and essayist who began the Transcendentalist movement

In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.

years of shoulder to shoulder work with the (to me) entirely hitherto unfamiliar class of skilled city

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

We were very sorry for yr sake: the damage done is irreparable I suppose.

We were both of us—you & I—too careless.

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

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.

1871 to 1880, he was one of the foremost critics in New York, and used his influence to support American

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

Wife and I read the newspaper notice as we were coming up the hill in the evening, we said Hurrah!

It has a Boston, Mass. postmark in which only the city and the year of 1889 are legible.

If it were not so very great it wd make me envious!

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

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Wyatt Eaton (1849–1896), an American portrait and figure painter, organized the Society of American Artists

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

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.

signal & wide-spread horror of the kind ever known in this country—curious that at this very hour, we were

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

He bites hard—says "it wd be a vast pity if the book were to fall through," owing to my obstinacy I suppose

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

Andrew James Symington's article on Whitman appeared in volume six of Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

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

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.

Her father & grandfather were deists.

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

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

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

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

(1809–1875) served as the Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of the United States (The American

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.

1871 to 1880, he was one of the foremost critics in New York, and used his influence to support American

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

'Lel' the Husband runs a city school of design up there near Girard College, or nearer the synagogue

Sometimes called the "father of philanthropy," Girard was one of the wealthiest men in American history

Bonheur was then romantically involved with American painter Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856–1942).

Meissonier intended to produce a five-painting cycle depicting the career of Napoleon, only two of which were

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

Mrs K. goes in to the city every day, so we shd have the day to ourselves, I also go in nearly every

Hale wrote an appreciative review of yr first book in '56 or '60, also in the North American, & he told

He was the author of many books and articles on German-American affairs and was superintendent of German

See The American-German Review 13 (December 1946), 27–30.

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

Kennedy is referring to the five–volume Modern Painters (1843–1860), written by the Victorian art critic

For more on the paper and the many poems by Whitman that were published in it, see Susan Belasco, "The

intelligence, could long hold out against the verdict rendered in his favor by the consensus of English and American

say that "November Boughs" (Philadelphia: David McKay) is an important permanent contribution to American

breath of life to my whole scheme that the bulk of the pieces might as well have been left unwritten were

Take, for exmaple, this epigram on "The Bravest Soldiers:" "Brave, brave were the soldiers (high-named

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia

especially, he sought for:— I have allowed the stress of my poems from beginning to end to bear upon American

I think this pride indispensable to an American.

gives breath to my whole scheme that the bulk of the pieces might as well have been left unwritten were

and Mario being his special favourites: others on the native Indians, on the Spanish element in American

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

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."

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

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

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

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

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.

Van Ness and American Hotels L.S. DREW H.N. CLARK MANAGERS Burlington Vt.

writer and women's suffrage activist who ran for a seat in the British parliament soon after women were

Frederick Gutekunst (1831–1917) was a well-known ninteenth-century American photographer in Philadelphia

The fields & lanes were starred with primroses & daffodils, & the hedges were just breaking into bloom

I am on the Free Trade side, in spite of my American upbringing.

This letter is addressed: Mr Cox | photographer | Broadway & Ninth st: | New York City

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

it is y'r own choice & satisfaction—wh' is a great point—Nothing very new or different here—If you were

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

O'Connor), and then the O'Connors were to send the letters to Bucke.

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

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

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

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

He was the author of many books and articles on German-American affairs and was superintendent of German

See The American-German Review 13 (December 1946), 27–30.

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

Hamlin Garland (1860–1940) was an American novelist and autobiographer, known especially for his works

about the hardships of farm life in the American Midwest.

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

home in Canada & resumes his work—the meter project will yet be launched, & go—the last Vol. 4th American

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

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

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

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

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.

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey March 24 '89 Thanks for the money & order wh' were duly rec'd—I have

You must be quite a little better than you were this time last year and I do not now see why you should

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

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.