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Sep 13, 2024 · Walt Whitman (born May 31, 1819, West Hills, Long Island, New York, U.S.—died March 26, 1892, Camden, New Jersey) was an American poet, journalist, and essayist whose verse collection Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, is a landmark in the history of American literature.
Jun 10, 2017 · Walt Whitman (1819-92), with his innovative free verse and celebration of the American landscape, made his poetry a sort of literary declaration of independence, seeking to move away from the literary tradition associated with the Old World and forge a new, distinctly American literature.
The most commonly suggested author is Henry Spencer Ashbee (1834–1900). He was a book collector, writer and bibliographer, and, from the three volumes he published under his pseudonym Pisanus Fraxi, the expert on erotic books in his day.
Apr 2, 2014 · His life's work received much-needed validation in terms of recognition, especially overseas, as over the course of his career many of his contemporaries had viewed his output as prurient ...
Rhombicuboctahedron by Leonardo da Vinci. My Secret Life (c.1888–1894) is an erotic memoir by "Walter". It features Walter, a gentleman describing the author's sexual development and experiences in Victorian England.
In his 2001 book The Man Who Was Walter Mitty: The Life and Work of James Thurber (ISBN 0-930751-13-2), author Thomas Fensch suggests that the character was largely based on Thurber himself.
Thurber wrote fifteen drafts of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” a story of five pages, before he submitted it for publication. Thurber gained recognition for his work from Williams College and Yale University , which awarded him honorary degrees, and his drawings were exhibited in international art shows.
