Higginson, Thomas Wentworth 1823-1911
Overview
Works: | 1,115 works in 3,408 publications in 2 languages and 62,599 library holdings |
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Genres: | Poetry Biographies History Personal narratives Personal correspondence Diaries Autobiographies Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction Legends |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Translator, Composer, Author of introduction, Other, Attributed name, Adapter, Signer, Former owner |
Classifications: | PS1541, 811.4 |
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Most widely held works about
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Genteel rhetoric : writing high culture in nineteenth-century Boston by Dorothy C Broaddus( )
- White heat : the friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Brenda Wineapple( Book )
- Army life in a black regiment by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )
- Future perfect : American science fiction of the nineteenth century by H. Bruce Franklin( Book )
- Strange enthusiasm : a life of Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Tilden G Edelstein( Book )
- Letters and journals of Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1846-1906 by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )
- Thomas Wentworth Higginson by James W Tuttleton( Book )
- The complete Civil War journal and selected letters of Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )
- Cheerful yesterdays by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )
- Dear preceptor : the life and times of Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Anna Mary Wells( Book )
- Colonel of the black regiment; the life of Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Howard N Meyer( Book )
- Thomas Wentworth Higginson; the story of his life by Mary Potter Thacher Higginson( Book )
- The magnificent activist : the writings of Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911) by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )
- Part of a man's life by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )
- Conjuring freedom : music and masculinity in the Civil War's "Gospel Army" by Johari Jabir( )
- Army life in a Black regiment, and other writings by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )
- Reply to "T.W.H." in Boston advertiser by Samuel C Smith( )
- The Gospel of to-day : a discourse delivered at the ordination of T.W. Higginson as minister of the first religious society in Newburyport, Mass., Sept. 15, 1847. by W. H Channing( )
- Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Edwin D Mead( Book )
- A bibliography of Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Mass.) Cambridge Public Library (Cambridge( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Army life in a black regiment by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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119 editions published between 1869 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 4,401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the story of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the United States Union Army during the Civil War
119 editions published between 1869 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 4,401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the story of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the United States Union Army during the Civil War
Malbone : an Oldport romance. by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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75 editions published between 1869 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A short excerpt: None of the family had seen Emilia since her wandering mother had taken her abroad, a fascinating spoiled child of four, and they were all eager to see in how many ways the succeeding twelve years had completed or corrected the spoiling?
75 editions published between 1869 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A short excerpt: None of the family had seen Emilia since her wandering mother had taken her abroad, a fascinating spoiled child of four, and they were all eager to see in how many ways the succeeding twelve years had completed or corrected the spoiling?
Part of a man's life by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
)
19 editions published between 1905 and 2013 in English and held by 1,835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1905 and 2013 in English and held by 1,835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Negro spirituals by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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8 editions published between 1867 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1867 and 1995 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mrs. Helen Jackson ("H.H.") by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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7 editions published in 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Helen Jackson by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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7 editions published in 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete poems of Emily Dickinson by
Emily Dickinson(
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185 editions published between 1890 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,757 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The collected poems of Emily Dickinson
185 editions published between 1890 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,757 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The collected poems of Emily Dickinson
Margaret Fuller Ossoli by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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91 editions published between 1884 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,543 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This 1884 volume in the American Men of Letters series presents the biography of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, better known as Margaret Fuller, a proto-feminist and leading transcendentalist. Drawing on her letters and papers, Higginson takes pains to show her as a woman of action as well as intellect
91 editions published between 1884 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,543 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This 1884 volume in the American Men of Letters series presents the biography of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, better known as Margaret Fuller, a proto-feminist and leading transcendentalist. Drawing on her letters and papers, Higginson takes pains to show her as a woman of action as well as intellect
Collected poems of Emily Dickinson by
Emily Dickinson(
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17 editions published between 1890 and 1991 in English and held by 1,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Here are 450 poems from the private collection of America's most cherished poet, including many difficult to find elsewhere
17 editions published between 1890 and 1991 in English and held by 1,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Here are 450 poems from the private collection of America's most cherished poet, including many difficult to find elsewhere
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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27 editions published between 1901 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume is described as being different from other biographies of Longfellow in its organization and use of additional content. Its three focuses include little-published correspondence between Longfellow and his first wife, information on his early academic years and a compilation of excerpts from some of his earliest work
27 editions published between 1901 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume is described as being different from other biographies of Longfellow in its organization and use of additional content. Its three focuses include little-published correspondence between Longfellow and his first wife, information on his early academic years and a compilation of excerpts from some of his earliest work
Poems : Series I - III, complete by
Emily Dickinson(
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4 editions published between 1896 and 2012 in English and held by 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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4 editions published between 1896 and 2012 in English and held by 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Discourses and Enchiridion by
Epictetus(
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8 editions published in 1944 in English and held by 953 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Handbook of Epictetus also known as Enchiridion written by legendary Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus is a manual of Stoic ethical advice. This great classic is, for many, required reading for various courses and curriculums. The philosophy of Epictetus, a freed slave in the Roman Empire, has been profoundly influential on Western thought: it offers not only stimulating ideas but practical guidance in living one's life
8 editions published in 1944 in English and held by 953 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Handbook of Epictetus also known as Enchiridion written by legendary Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus is a manual of Stoic ethical advice. This great classic is, for many, required reading for various courses and curriculums. The philosophy of Epictetus, a freed slave in the Roman Empire, has been profoundly influential on Western thought: it offers not only stimulating ideas but practical guidance in living one's life
Selected poems and letters of Emily Dickinson : together with Thomas Wentworth Higginson's account of his correspondence with
the poet and his visit to her in Amherst by
Emily Dickinson(
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15 editions published between 1959 and 1982 in English and held by 833 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents more than three hundred poems and approximately one hundred letters by nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson
15 editions published between 1959 and 1982 in English and held by 833 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents more than three hundred poems and approximately one hundred letters by nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson
Contemporaries by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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42 editions published between 1899 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 818 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
42 editions published between 1899 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 818 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cheerful yesterdays by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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30 editions published between 1897 and 2020 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Higginson was a radical member of the Boston Vigilance Committee that plucked captured slave runaways from the hands of sheriffs or Federal Marshalls bent on returning them to Southern masters; he rode with abolitionist riflemen in "Bleeding Kansas;" in 1859 he was one of the "Secret Six" who sponsored John Brown's raid. During the Civil War he was the logical choice to lead the First South Carolina Colored Volunteers; he earned the respect of his black soldiers and under his leadership they soon earned the respect of every military foe or friend they encountered
30 editions published between 1897 and 2020 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Higginson was a radical member of the Boston Vigilance Committee that plucked captured slave runaways from the hands of sheriffs or Federal Marshalls bent on returning them to Southern masters; he rode with abolitionist riflemen in "Bleeding Kansas;" in 1859 he was one of the "Secret Six" who sponsored John Brown's raid. During the Civil War he was the logical choice to lead the First South Carolina Colored Volunteers; he earned the respect of his black soldiers and under his leadership they soon earned the respect of every military foe or friend they encountered
Harvard memorial biographies by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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31 editions published between 1866 and 2015 in English and held by 744 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
31 editions published between 1866 and 2015 in English and held by 744 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tales of the enchanted islands of the Atlantic by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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38 editions published between 1898 and 2020 in English and held by 699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of twenty myths and legends that revolve around vanishing or mysterious islands
38 editions published between 1898 and 2020 in English and held by 699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of twenty myths and legends that revolve around vanishing or mysterious islands
Common sense about women by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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60 editions published between 1881 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Higginson presents his views on women's education, suffrage, and employment in his argument for equality between the sexes
60 editions published between 1881 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Higginson presents his views on women's education, suffrage, and employment in his argument for equality between the sexes
Black rebellion by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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23 editions published between 1966 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 656 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Black Rebellion, a fascinating account of five slave insurrections, among them the story of the Maroons, escaped slaves in the West Indies and South America who successfully resisted larger British armies while living an independent existence for generations in the mountains and jungles of Jamaica and Surinam; of Gabriel Prosser, who recruited about 1,000 fellow slaves in 1800 to launch a rebellion throughout Virginia; of Denmark Vesey, an ex-slave, seaman, and artisan, fluent in several languages, who conspired in 1822 to kill the white citizens of Charleston, South Carolina
23 editions published between 1966 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 656 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Black Rebellion, a fascinating account of five slave insurrections, among them the story of the Maroons, escaped slaves in the West Indies and South America who successfully resisted larger British armies while living an independent existence for generations in the mountains and jungles of Jamaica and Surinam; of Gabriel Prosser, who recruited about 1,000 fellow slaves in 1800 to launch a rebellion throughout Virginia; of Denmark Vesey, an ex-slave, seaman, and artisan, fluent in several languages, who conspired in 1822 to kill the white citizens of Charleston, South Carolina
John Greenleaf Whittier by
Thomas Wentworth Higginson(
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27 editions published between 1902 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the distinguished English Men of Letters" series comes this biography of Quaker author and activist John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). A member of nineteenth century New England's family-friendly Fireside Poets School, Whittier was frequently mobbed for his outspoken antislavery beliefs. Written by a fellow abolitionist, this 1902 life story is a wealth of anecdote and reminiscence from Whittier's boyhood to his death
27 editions published between 1902 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the distinguished English Men of Letters" series comes this biography of Quaker author and activist John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). A member of nineteenth century New England's family-friendly Fireside Poets School, Whittier was frequently mobbed for his outspoken antislavery beliefs. Written by a fellow abolitionist, this 1902 life story is a wealth of anecdote and reminiscence from Whittier's boyhood to his death
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- University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center
- Dickinson, Emily 1830-1886 Correspondent Author
- Todd, Mabel Loomis 1856-1932 Other Editor
- Cairns Collection of American Women Writers
- United States Army South Carolina Volunteers, 1st (1862-1864)
- United States Army Colored Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1864-1866) Editor
- Jackson, Helen Hunt 1830-1885
- United States Army Colored Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1862-1866)
- Lowell, James Russell 1819-1891
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809-1894 Author
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Abolitionists African Americans African Americans--Civil rights African American soldiers American fiction American literature American poetry American poetry--Women authors Antislavery movements Authors, American Bellamy, Edward, Bierce, Ambrose, Correspondence (Dickinson, Emily) Dickinson, Emily, Feminists Friendship Fuller, Margaret, Harvard University Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, Jamaica Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, Maroons Massachusetts Melville, Herman, Military participation--African American O'Brien, Fitz James, Philosophy, Ancient Poe, Edgar Allan, Poetry Poets, American Political and social views Politics and government Race relations Regimental histories Science fiction, American Slave insurrections Social conditions Soldiers Suriname Twain, Mark, Unitarians--Clergy United States United States.--Army United States.--Army.--Colored Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1864-1866) United States.--Army.--South Carolina Volunteers, 1st (1862-1864) War diaries Whittier, John Greenleaf, Women's rights Women poets, American
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Higginson, T. W.
Higginson, T.W. 1823-1911
Higginson, T. W. (Thomas Wentworth)
Higginson, T. W. (Thomas Wentworth), 1823-1911
Higginson, Thomas W
Higginson, Thomas W. 1823-1911
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth 1823-1911
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Storrow
Higginson Thomas Wentworth Storrow 1823-1911
Thomas Wentworth Higginson Amerikaans dichter (1823-1911)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson amerikansk poet
Thomas Wentworth Higginson politico e patriota statunitense
Thomas Wentworth Higginson Union United States Army officer
Thomas Wentworth Higginson US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Abolitionist
Wentworth Higginson, Thomas
Wentworth Higginson, Thomas 1823-1911
Томас Уэнтворт Хиггинсон американский проповедник, писатель, военный, политик
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توماس وينتورث هيغينسون
تۆماس وێنتوۆرس ھیگینسۆن
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