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A Remarkable Man at Union City per James Whitcomb Riley
In a December Union City shop the narrator encounters a remarkable man who claims to author under the influence of inspiration. The man’s odd manner, Shakespearean echoes, and uncanny writing unfold as the narrator records a dramatic exchange and a haunting lyric about the minstrel’s harp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
Union City
Smith
Hans Holbein
Albert Durer
Angelo
Sherman
Abraoiam
Isaac
Jacob
Pompelat
Etter
Shakespeare
Milton
Pope
Dryden
Tam
Hidalfo
Cervantes
Guerdon
Hackett
Henry IV
Old Metropolitan
Indianapolis
Charley
Cain
Old Cain