Higginson, Thomas Wentworth 1823-1911

Discourses and Enchiridion by Epictetus( Book )

7 editions published in 1944 in English and held by 955 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( Book )

14 editions published between 1959 and 1982 in English and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Unpublished in her lifetime and unknown at her death in 1886, Emily Dickinson stands today in the front rank of American poets. While she lived as a recluse in her father's house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she dedicated herself to writing her "letter to the world"--The 1,775 poems she left at her death. At her sister's instigation, a small volume of these was published in 1891, to be followed by two more, and then two volumes of her letters. More poems appeared in 1914 and again during the twenties, when her place in literature was at last recognized. Finally, in 1950, Harvard University bought all available manuscripts and publishing rights and has since issued, in six volumes, the complete poems and letters, as well as the only contemporary description we have of the poet - Thomas Wentworth Higginson's account of his correspondence with and visit to Emily Dickinson - is designed for readers who want the best of the poems and the most interesting of the letters in convenient form. -- Publisher description

Poems : Series I - III, Complete by Emily Dickinson( )

2 editions published between 1896 and 2009 in English and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most of her friendships were therefore carried out by correspondence. Dickinson was a prolific private poet, though fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime

Contemporaries by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )

37 editions published between 1899 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Harvard memorial biographies by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( )

31 editions published between 1866 and 2015 in English and held by 730 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cheerful yesterdays by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )

27 editions published between 1897 and 2016 in English and held by 675 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

John Greenleaf Whittier by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )

24 editions published between 1902 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Explains in simple terms how to encode and decode messages in various ciphers, describes coding machines, and gives formulas for invisible ink

Favorite poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson( Book )

6 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 630 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tales of the enchanted islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( )

34 editions published between 1898 and 2017 in English and held by 625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of twenty myths and legends that revolve around mysterious or vanishing islands

Black rebellion by Thomas Wentworth Higginson( Book )

19 editions published between 1966 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 618 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The maroons of Jamaica -- The maroons of Surinam -- Gabriel's defeat -- Denmark Vesey -- Nat Turner's insurrection -- Appendix of authorities (p. 327-335)