Queries from The Saturday Review of Books readers
Letters ask about sources and editions for Victorian authors and works. Items cover Noctes Ambrosianae, Lina Bartlett Litson titles, Meine Officielles, Henrik Ibsen Prose Dramas, Edward Barron poetry, John Ernest McCann Poverty, Crackanthorpe Sentimental Studies, and how The Times will publish future Q&A from readers.
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Answers from Readers recounts on Gingerbread Boy and poetry queries
Readers discuss the Gingerbread Boy tale from 1877 and credit for The Old Canoe poem, clarifying Emily Rebecca Page as author. They answer readers on verse origins, motto etymology, and list recommended titles, with notes on authors such as Mary E Buell and James Thomson and aims to identify authorship.
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Readers seek authors and origins of old poems and songs
Readers ask for authors and sources for multiple poems and songs. Queries include The Leper and the Shunamite, There Is No Death, A Man with His Wife Out of Town, lines about forest, lonely nights, and a Marie Tempest song The Amorous Goldfried. They request full poems, authors, and publication details.
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