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Relationships of Gardette, Charles

To explore the relationships between the various bohemian writers and artists who frequented Pfaff's bar, select a person or group, and then select a relationship type. This section of the site is currently under construction; new content is being added on a regular basis.

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acquaintances

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)

Stansell, Christine. "Whitman at Pfaff's: Commercial Culture, Literary Life and New York Bohemia at Mid-Century." Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 10.3 (1993): 107-126. [pages:117]

Whitman and Gardette knew each other at Pfaff's.

Winter, William (1836-1917)

Winter, William. Old Friends; Being Literary Recollections of Other Days. New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1909. [pages:65,88,292]

Winter knew Gardette at Pfaff's.

antagonists

Mackenzie, Robert Shelton (1809-1880)

A. B. "Curiosities of Criticism." New York Saturday Press. 20 Jan. 1866: 40.

In the Philadephia Press Mackenzie falsely accuses Gardette's collection of poetry titled The Fire Fiend and other Poems to have been written by Poe.

Gardette, Charles Desmarais and Robert Shelton Mackenzie. The Whole Truth in the Question of "The Fire Fiend": Between Dr. R. Shelton Mackenzie and C.D. Gardette; Briefly stated by the Latter. Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1864.

Gardette claims that Mackenzie never gave him the privildege of "justifying" his work with The Fire Fiend.

collaborators

Clapp, Henry Jr. (1814-1875)

Clark, George Pierce. "'Saerasmid,' an Early Promoter of Walt Whitman." American Literature. 27.2 (1955): 259-262. [pages:261]

Clapp insisted that Gardette write a number of Whitman parodies for the Saturday Press.

Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)

A. B. "Curiosities of Criticism." New York Saturday Press. 20 Jan. 1866: 40.

In the Philadephia Press Mackenzie falsely accuses Gardette's collection of poetry titled The Fire Fiend and other Poems to have been written by Poe.

groups

The Saturday Press

Clark, George Pierce. "'Saerasmid,' an Early Promoter of Walt Whitman." American Literature. 27.2 (1955): 259-262. [pages:259-262]

Gardette worked for the Saturday Press under the penname "Saerasmid".