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The Household Book of Poetry

"The Household Book of Poetry." Saturday Press, November 27, 1858, 2.
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Type
newspaper
Genre
literary criticism
Abstract

This article is a review of Mr. Dana's collection of poetry, The Household Book of Poetry. Dana's poetic taste, the selected poems and poets, and Dana's Preface are commented on. The review highlights certain included poets and notes that Southern authors and poets are almost universally excluded from the volume.

People Mentioned in this Work
Curtis, George [pages: 2]

The review of Dana's The Household Book of Poetry discusses Curtis's inclusion in the volume and cites one of his more "peculiar" contributions (2).

Stoddard, Richard [pages: 2]

Stoddard is listed as one of the poet's included in Dana's The Household Book of Poetry.