Search Results: Poems On Slavery by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Cambridge: Published by John Owen, 1842. 31, [1 blank], [7- publ. advts.], [1 blank] pp. With the half title, as issued. Half title preceded by two free endpapers. Glossy plain rear wrapper present, lacking the front wrapper. Stitched. Clean text. One advertisement leaf with a short blank margin repair. Very Good. The poems include 'To William E. Channing,' 'The slave's dream,' 'The good part,' 'The slave in the Dismal swamp,' 'The slave singing at midnight,' 'The witnesses,' 'The quadroon girl,' 'The warning.' Final leaves print advertisements for the Owen firm. BAL 12068. LCP 6037. Sabin 41920.

Cambridge: John Owen, 1842. Longfellow, very conscious of his public persona, published this collection of poems in support of the United States anti-slavery efforts even though he feared it would hurt him commercially. At the time of publication reviews were mixed. Contemporary critics, however, have noted that Longfellow's use of language and vivid imagery throughout the poems anticipated Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin which later helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War.