The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The City of the Silent, --A Tribute to the Woodlawn Cemetery

Peters, Absolom. "The City of the Silent, --A Tribute to the Woodlawn Cemetery." New-York Saturday Press, May 19, 1866, 1.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
review
Abstract

In this selection, a book of poetry written by a Trustee of Woodlawn Cemetary is reviewed. The reviewer is deeply disturbed by what ultimately amounts to an advertisement for cemetary plots disguised as legitimate poetry.