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John Greenleaf Whittier

An American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the Fireside Poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (Wikipedia).

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American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)

Born 17 December 1807
Died 7 September 1892

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  • Cover of: Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1872 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Snow-bound : Among the hills : Songs of labor : Mabel Martin : and other poems

    First published in 1898 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The complete poetical works

    First published in 1894 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Red River voyageur and other poems

    First published in 1900 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Four Songs Of Life: Two Voices Of Faith And Two Of Doubt By Matthew Arnold, John Greenleaf Whittier, William Ernest Henley, Alfred Lord Tennyson

    First published in 2006 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The frost spirit ; Worship of nature.

    First published in 1892 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A Short Sketch Of The Life And Services Of Jonathan Walker: The Man With A Branded Hand

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    First published in 1887 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: [The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier in 7 v.]

    First published in 1888 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: John Greenleaf Whittier: a sketch of his life

    First published in 1907 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Address read at the opening of Pennsylvania Hall, on the 15th of the fifth month, 1838

    First published in 1838 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Anti-slavery Labor And Reform

    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ballads and other poems

    First published in 1844 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The bay of Seven islands: and other poems.

    First published in 1883 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The branded hand

    First published in 1845 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1992 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The complete poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier with illustrations.

    First published in 1876 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The demon lady

    First published in 1894 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Early poems, comprising Mogg Megone, The bridal of Pennacook, Legendary poems, Voices of Freedom, Miscellaneous poems, and Songs of Labor.

    First published in 1885 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: eternal goodness: and, The minister's daughter

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American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)

Born 17 December 1807
Died 7 September 1892
Subjects
American poetry, Poetry, Slavery, History, Correspondence, Abolitionists, American literature, Antislavery movements, Fiction, Children's poetry, Drama, Literature, English poetry, American Poets, Classic Literature, Confederacy, Controversial literature, Gift books, Quakers, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Satanism, Union, United States Civil War, hanging
Places
United States, Massachusetts, Alabama, England, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, New England, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Saint Louis, Boston, Calcutta, English-speaking countries, Haverhill, Haverhill (Mass.), India
People
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), Devil, Peyton Farquhar, William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Martha Corey, Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis
Time
19th century, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1841-1845, 1861-65, December, 1600s, 1833, Civil War, New Plymouth, 1620-1691, carnival

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Alternative names

  • John Greenleaf, Whittier
  • John Greenleaf - Whittier
  • Greenleaf John Whittier
  • John Greenleaf Whitter

History

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 2, 2017 Edited by Agnes Reid Very brief bio with Wikipedia & Gutenberg links
July 6, 2014 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import