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William B. Cairns

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historian of American literature

Born 1867
Died 1932

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  • Cover of: Selections from early American writers, 1607-1800
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    Cover of edition selectionsfromea0000cair Cover of edition selectionsfrome00cairgoog First published in 1909 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: history of American literature
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    Cover of edition ahistoryamerica00goog Cover of edition historyofamerica0000cair First published in 1912 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: On the development of American literature from 1815 to 1833: with especial reference to periodicals
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    Cover of edition ondevelopmentam00cairgoog First published in 1898 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: ...British criticisms of American writings, 1815-1833: a contribution to the study of Anglo-American literary relationships
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    First published in 1918 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: American literature for secondary schools
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    Cover of edition americanliterat00cairgoog First published in 1914 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: British criticism of American writings: A contribution to the study of Anglo-American literaryrelationships.

    First published in 1918 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The forms of discourse: with an introductory chapter on style

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  • Cover of: American Literature for Secondary Schools

    First published in 1923 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: British Criticisms Of American Writing

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  • Cover of: The forms of discourse with an introductory chapter on style
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    First published in 1896 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Introduction to rhetoric
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    First published in 1899 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Forms of Discourse with an Introductory Chapter on Style

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We need a photo of William B. Cairns

historian of American literature

Born 1867
Died 1932

Subjects

American literature, History and criticism, English language, Rhetoric, History, Intellectual life, American and English, American periodicals, Appreciation, Bibliography, Comparative Literature, Comparative literature, Criticism, English and American, Literatur, Literature, Comparative, Literaturkritik, Sanitation, Theory

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United States, Great Britain

Time

19th century, 1783-1850, 1783-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Early 19th century

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Alternative names

  • William B Cairns
  • William B. Cairns
  • ed. Cairns William B.
  • William B. (William Batchman) Cairns

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October 21, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Normal name order
October 20, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
October 9, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import