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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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Born 17 December 1807
Died 7 September 1892

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    First published in 1892 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Prose-Legends of New England in Prose and Verse

    First published in 1831 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Red River voyageur and other poems

    First published in 1982 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Saint Gregory's guest: and recent poems

    First published in 1886 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Saint Gregory's guest, and recent poems.

    First published in 1886 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A selection from the religious poems of John Greenleaf Whittier: with an interpretive essay

    First published in 1934 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1883 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Snow-bound ; Among the hills ; Songs of labor: and other poems

    First published in 1894 — 1 edition
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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
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  • Cover of: Snow-Bound and Other Autobiographic Poems

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    First published in 1909 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Snow-Bound, the Tent On the Beach. Favorite Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier.

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  • Cover of: The song of the Vermonters, 1779

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1845 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: tent of the beach, and other poems.

    First published in 1867 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The tent on the beach, and associated poems

    First published in 1896 — 1 edition
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Born 17 December 1807
Died 7 September 1892

Subjects

American poetry, Poetry, Slavery, History, Correspondence, Abolitionists, Antislavery movements, Children's poetry, American literature, English poetry, Fiction, Drama, Literature, American Poets, Controversial literature, Gift books, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Quakers, American Christian poetry, American drama, Authors, Children, Children's poetry, American, Classic Literature, Conduct of life

Places

United States, Massachusetts, Alabama, England, New England, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Saint Louis, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Boston, Calcutta, English-speaking countries, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Haverhill

People

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), Devil, Peyton Farquhar, Abigail Williams, Amanda Wingfield, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Elizur Wright (1804-1885), Ezekiel Cheever, Francis Daniel Pastorius (1651-1719), George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, Jim O'Connor, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine

Time

19th century, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 1841-1845, 1861-65, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 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