THE POEMS OF EUGENE FIELD
by EUGENE FIELD
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CHARLES SCRIBNER S SONS, 1916. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. THE POEMS OF EUGENE FIELD-COPYRIGHT VINTAGE 1916-PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER S SONS--HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD-553 PAGES. Eugene Field was a poet that gained a reputation for being known as "The Children's Poet", since many ... 553 p. THE POEMS OF EUGENE FIELD-COPYRIGHT VINTAGE 1916-PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER S SONS--HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD-553 PAGES. Eugene Field was a poet that gained a reputation for being known as "The Children's Poet", since many (though by no means al THE POEMS OF EUGENE FIELD-COPYRIGHT VINTAGE 1916-PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER S SONS--HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD-553 PAGES. Eugene Field was a poet that gained a reputation for being known as "The Children's Poet", since many (though by no means all) of his poems centered on themes related to the world of children. It all started September 2, 1850, at 634 South Broadway in Saint Louis. That's where and when Eugene Field was born. He had one brother named Roswell, who was one year younger than he, and a sister who died soon after her birth. He and his brother were very close, but very different. Eugene took after their mother, Francis, while Roswell took after their father. Eugene was afraid of the dark while his brother wasn't afraid of anything. Eugene hated studying while Roswell loved it. When the boys were six and five, their mother died. Mr. Field sent them to live with their cousin, Mary French, in Massachusetts until he could take care of them. While living on their cousin's farm, Eugene wrote his first poem. He was nine then, and the poem was about their cousin's dog, Fido. At the age of fifteen, Eugene was shipped off to a small private school in Massachusetts. There were only five boys in the school, and Eugene loved leading the boys in tricks against the master of the school. Eugene went on to William's College in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, his father died when he was nineteen and he dropped out after eight months. Next he went to Knox College but dropped out of college after a year. Then he went to the University of Missouri, where his brother was also attending. While there, he met Julia Comstock, who was fourteen. When Julia turned sixteen, she and Eugene married. They had eight children. Two died as babies, another died as a little boy. The remaining five grew up and had long lives. While married, Eugene had many jobs. He worked for many newspapers until the Chicago Daily News offered him a job. He wrote a humorous column called "Sharps and Flats". In 1895, Eugene Field died. Some of Field's most famous children's poems are "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod"; "The Duel"; and "Little Boy Blue".
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- Title
- THE POEMS OF EUGENE FIELD
- Author
- EUGENE FIELD
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
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- Used - Good. No dust jacket. THE POEMS OF EUGENE FIELD-COPYRIGHT VINTAGE 1916-PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER S SONS--HARDCOVER CONDITION
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- Hardcover
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- CHARLES SCRIBNER S SONS
- Date Published
- 1916
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