Burns' centenary song : sung at Parker House. 1859.

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Burns' centenary song : sung at Parker House. 1859.

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Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber was an American humorist, journalist, editor and poet. Creator of the beloved American character "Mrs. Partington" and editor of the "Carpet-Bag", to which periodical Artemus Ward and Mark Twain sent their first contributions; "it was through Shillaber that they readily became a part of the ever-broadening stream of American humor." --Dictionary of American Biography.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Shillaber, B. P. (Benjamin Penhallow), 1814-1890

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Author, of Portsmouth, N.H.; also wrote under names Mrs. Partington and Ruth Partington. From the description of Letter, 1853 Nov. 22. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70961170 American humorist. From the description of Papers of B. P. Shillaber [manuscript], 1856-1890. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647846046 From the description of To J.T. Fields : autograph poem signed and accompanying autograph letter si...

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

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Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. ...