How well was Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass initially received?
It is estimated that the first edition of one of the great American poems, Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass sold no more than three dozen copies when it was first published in 1855.
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Who invented the golliwog?
The golliwog, a type of doll known as “the blackest gnome,” was invented by Florence K. Upton in The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a “Golliwog” (1895). More golliwog tales followed until 1909.
How many new Barbara Pym novels have been published since her death in 1980?
Four new Barbara Pym novels have been published since her death in 1980: 1. A Few Green Leaves (1980) 2. An Unsuitable Attachment (1982) 3. Crampton Hodnet (1985) 4. An Acadeniic Question (1986) – A memoir, A Very Private Eye, was published in 1984.
What are the major cycles of English mystery plays?
Four main collections of English mystery plays based on biblical episodes survive: The York Cycle (early fourteenth century), forty-eight plays The Towneley Cycle (mid-fourteenth—early fifteenth century), thirty-two plays The Chester Cycle (fourteenth century), twenty-four plays The Coventry (or N Town) Cycle (fifteenth century), forty-three plays
In Rudyard Kipling’s Kim (1901), what is Kim’s full name?
In Rudyard Kipling’s Kim (1901), Kim’s full name is Kimball O’Hara.
What was George Sand’s real name?
The French author of Consuelo (1842), George Sand was born Amandine Lucie Aurore Dupin.
What is Neil Simon’s complete name and what was his first Broadway play?
Marvin Neil Simon’s (1927) first Broadway play was Barefoot in the Park, about a young married couple living in New York City. It was produced in 1963.