The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume I [1]: Narrative and Legendary Poems (The Works of John Greenleaf Whitter, Standard Library Edition, Volume 1 of 7)

435 pp. Brown cloth, gilt titles and rules, red morocco spine label, top edge gilt. Volume 1 of 7 total volumes, and the first of four collecting Whittier's poetry. This volume focuses on narrative and legendary poems. Illustrated with steel engraved portraits and photogravures. John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 - September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Whittier is remembered particularly for his anti-slavery writings, as well as his 1866 book Snow-Bound.