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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
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poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).
World Poetry Day
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Ancient book lit by candle
9 Obscure Literary Terms
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
Periods of American Literature
The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books
5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds
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Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta
9 Animals That Look Like Leaves
The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.
What If the President Is Impeached?
Prince. musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson). Prince WELCOME 2 AMERICA tour. Exclusive North American Performances, 2010-11
7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors
Flag of Bhutan
6 Small Kingdoms of the World
Odissi Indian classical female dancer on white background. (Indian dancer; classical dancer; Indian dance)
6 Classical Dances of India
Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm
9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us)

Adam Lindsay Gordon: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

C.F. MacRae, Adam Lindsay Gordon (1968); W.H. Wilde, Adam Lindsay Gordon (1972); Geoffrey Hutton, Adam Lindsay Gordon: The Man and the Myth (1978, reissued 1996); Ian F. McLaren, Adam Lindsay Gordon: A Comprehensive Bibliography (1986).

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Anniversary information added. Jun 20, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 08, 2024
Anniversary information added. Oct 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Flinders Ranges Research and South Australian History - Adam Lindsay Gordon. Jul 19, 2022
Add new Web site: National Portrait Gallery - Biography of Adam Lindsay Gordon. Feb 27, 2017
Add new Web site: All Poetry - Biography of Adam Lindsay Gordon. Feb 27, 2017
Add new Web site: Westminster Abbey - Biography of Adam Lindsay Gordon. Jul 16, 2013
Add new Web site: Australian Poetry Library - Biography of Adam Lindsay Gordon. Jul 16, 2013
Add new Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography - Biography of Adam Lindsay Gordon. Jul 16, 2013
Media added. Apr 21, 2008
Bibliography revised. Apr 25, 2007
Article revised. Jun 14, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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