Life and adventures of Jack Engle: an auto-biography
a story of New York at the present time in which the reader will find some familiar characters
by Walt Whitman
In 1852, young Walt Whitman--a down-on-his-luck housebuilder in Brooklyn--was hard at work writing two books. One would become one of the most famous volumes of poetry in American history, a free-verse revelation beloved the world over, Leaves of Grass. The other, a novel, would be published under a pseudonym and serialized in a newspaper. A short, rollicking story of orphanhood, avarice, and adventure in New York City, Life and Adventures of Jack Engle appeared to little fanfare. Then it disappeared. No one laid eyes on it until 2016, when literary scholar Zachary Turpin, University of Houston, followed a paper trail deep into the Library of Congress. -- Provided by publisher.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Life and adventures of Jack Engle: an auto-biography: a story of New York at the present time in which the reader will find some familiar characters
2017, University of Iowa Press
in English
1609385128 9781609385125
|
aaaa
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
"The lost novel of Walt Whitman" -- Front cover.
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Community Reviews (0)
Lists