Letters and "Observations" of Charles Godfrey Leland [manuscript], 1884-1888.

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Letters and "Observations" of Charles Godfrey Leland [manuscript], 1884-1888.

Collection includes an undated manuscript titled "Observations"; a letter from Leland to "Dear Madam," 1884 June 4; and a letter from Leland to Miss Barone, 1888 March 27.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7935656

University of Virginia. Library

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Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903

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Born in Philadelphia, humorist Charles Godfrey Leland wrote quality material in a variety of literary forms, but is best remembered for his light comic verse, often written in a German dialect. He graduated from Princeton, and continued his education in Germany and Paris, eventually making contributions as linguist, folklorist, editor, educator, and aesthete. From the description of Charles Godfrey Leland letters and poems, 1854-1866. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldC...