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He later learns that she was too far away for him to have heard her voice, so there is no explanation for the mystery , which begins to play upon Wieland 's mind. Soon afterward, as Henry is trying to persuade Theodore to accompany him ...
He later learns that she was too far away for him to have heard her voice, so there is no explanation for the mystery , which begins to play upon Wieland 's mind. Soon afterward, as Henry is trying to persuade Theodore to accompany him ...
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The later books, including Thirty Poems, were well received; but it was Bryant the well-known, established figure who was being praised. He made no new departures in these books, remaining a poet of the early nineteenth century who ...
The later books, including Thirty Poems, were well received; but it was Bryant the well-known, established figure who was being praised. He made no new departures in these books, remaining a poet of the early nineteenth century who ...
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At best the conditions at Point Lookout were barely tolerable. There was little food, no clothing, unsanitary living and toilet facilities. The guards were blacks who, Lanier said later, would stop "at nothing to insult and torture" the ...
At best the conditions at Point Lookout were barely tolerable. There was little food, no clothing, unsanitary living and toilet facilities. The guards were blacks who, Lanier said later, would stop "at nothing to insult and torture" the ...
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis supplement, the latest addition to the well-known "American Writers'' series, includes 29 authors. All except Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century orator and writer, are 20th-century poets ... Read full review
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| Title | American writers: a collection of literary biographies. Jane Addams to Sidney Lanier |
| Editor | Leonard Unger |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's sons, 1979 |
| ISBN | 0684157977, 9780684157979 |
| Length | 373 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / American / General |
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