Letter 1904, September 12, New City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Staten Island / Leonard Charles Van Noppen. 1904.

Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

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California poet. Raised near Vacaville, became a schoolteacher in Coloma and later in Oakland. Became famous overnight with publication of "The Man with a Hoe," his protest against brutalization of labor, in "San Francisco Examiner" (January 15, 1899). Following this success Markham moved to New York where he scored another triumph with "Lincoln and Other Poems" (1901). He became a well-known reader of his own poems and lecturer of idealistic views, but his creative output for remainder of life ...

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

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Prolific poet, Florentine exile, and advocate of the Italian vernacular's destined role in the diffusion of literature, philosophy, and political thought. Dante's Divine Comedy proves its importance as a testimony to the beliefs, customs, and the contemporary experience of the late medieval period whose sense of vision prefigures the first signs of Renaissance civilization. This collection original works, criticial works, and memorabilia remains the largest of its kind outside of Italy (Enciclop...

Vondel, Joost ˜van denœ 1587-1679

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Van Noppen, Leonard Charles, 1868-1935

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Dutch American scholar, translator, poet, and U.S. Naval Reserve officer. From the description of Papers and correspondence of Leonard Charles Van Noppen, 1660-1921 (bulk 1894-1921). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49717531 ...

Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681

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Dramatist and poet. From the description of Pedro Calderón de la Barca poems, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452463 Pedro Calderón de la Barca, playwright. Roy Campbell, translator. From the description of Life is a dream: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378584 Epithet: Spanish dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_10000000...

Maxim, Hudson, 1853-1927

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Hudson Maxim (1853-1927) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and explosives expert. He worked as a consultant for the Du Pont Company from 1897 to 1927 and wrote books on explosives and literary and political matters. From the guide to the Hudson Maxim papers, 1883-1927, 1890s-1927, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Hudson Maxim was born in Orneville Maine on February 3, 1853, to a poor but mechanically-gifted family. Hi...

Aeschylus, 525-456 B. C.

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