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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: Prose Works Of John Greenleaf Whittier V1

    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A Sabbath scene

    First published in 1854 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Selected poems

    First published in 1925 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Songs of labor, and other poems.

    First published in 1850 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition songslaborandot00whitgoog
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  • Cover of: Whittier as a politican: illustrated by his letters to Professor Elizur Wright, jr. Now first published.

    First published in 1900 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition whittieraspoliti00whit
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  • Cover of: Whittier correspondence from the Oak Knoll collections, 1830-1892

    First published in 1911 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition whittiercorr00whitrich
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    First published in 1880 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1875 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition songsthreecentu02whitgoog
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  • Cover of: Whittier on writers and writing: the uncollected critical writings of John Greenleaf Whittier

    First published in 1950 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Legends of New England, 1831.: A facsim. reproduction, with an introd. by John B. Pickard.

    First published in 1965 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Leaves from Margaret Smith's journal in the province of Massachusetts Bay, 1678-9.

    First published in 1849 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: To Oliver Wendell Holmes: 8th mo. 29th, 1892.

    First published in 1892 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Poetical works

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  • Cover of: Complete poetical works .

    First published in 1892 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The prose works of John Greenleaf Whittier .

    First published in 1882 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Among the hills, and other poems

    First published in 1876 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Christmastide: containing four famous poems by favorite American poets ...

    First published in 1880 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Meeting

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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, Children's poetry, Fiction, 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