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Yes: I would write a book! And who shall say that it might not be a very pretty book?
He modeled himself on his book and his book in its turn reflected him.
His book appeared at the end of June.
Upon rereading his book, he declared himself well pleased: Ere closing the book, what pride!
This curious book presents a problem.
scholars to examine the poem in its various manifestations, from manuscript notes through multiple book
poem, and all of Whitman's recastings of the poem on proof sheets and in his personal copies of his books
English department (or any course using the interdisciplinary approaches known as the History of the Book
His multifaceted involvement in the design of his books makes it imperative to have both traditional
To understand "Song of Myself" as part of one of Whitman's books in the fullest sense we need to go beyond