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A previous unknown 1855 Albion Notice: Whitman Outed as His Own Reviewer

Author: Ed Folsom (University of Iowa)

Abstract

Examines a previously unrecorded notice of the first edition of Leaves of Grass published in the September 8, 1855, issue of The Albion, which “becomes the earliest known outing of Whitman as a writer of his own reviews”; goes on to discuss the history of Whitman writing reviews of his own work.

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How to Cite: Folsom, E. (2009) “A previous unknown 1855 Albion Notice: Whitman Outed as His Own Reviewer”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 27(1/2). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1905