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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: The complete poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier.
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  • Cover of: Snow-bound: a winter idyl
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Silver
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: Songs of three centuries.
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  • Cover of: At sundown
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  • Cover of: The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1949
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  • Cover of: Prose works of John Greenleaf Whittier
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  • Cover of: The tent on the beach and other poems.
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  • Cover of: The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier
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    First published in 1888 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Poems of Nature, Poems Subjective and Reminiscent and Religious Poems

    First published in 1888 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: works of John Greenleaf Whittier
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  • Cover of: The United States in literature
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  • Cover of: Child life: a collection of poems
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  • Cover of: The early poems of John Greenleaf Whittier: comprising Mogg Megone, The bridal of Pennacook, Legendary poems, Voices of freedom, miscellaneous poems, and Songs of labor
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  • Cover of: The supernaturalism of New England

    First published in 1847 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Legends of New-England

    First published in 1831 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Anti-slavery poems: songs of labor and reform.
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  • Cover of: Narrative and Legendary Poems

    First published in 1888 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Mabel Martin: a harvest idyl.
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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, History, Slavery, Antislavery movements, Children's poetry, Correspondence, Abolitionists, American literature, Fiction, English poetry, Controversial literature, Drama, Literature, American Poets, Biography, Children, Gift books, Juvenile poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Quakers, short story, American Christian poetry, American drama, Anniversaries

Places

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

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, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, 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

Time

19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-1865, American Civil War, 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
September 1, 2013 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors