Daybooks and Notebooks Daybooks, December 1881-1891

General Series Editors Gay Wilson Allen and Sculley Bradley Originally published between 1961 and 1984, and now available in paperback for the first time, the critically acclaimed Collected Writings of Walt Whitman captures every facet of one of America's most important poets. Daybooks and Notebooks is an invaluable source for reference on Whitman's daily activities. This sixteen-year record supplements the biographical information provided in the six volumes of Whitman's Correspondence, functioning as an account book, diary, journal, commonplace book, and notebook all in one. Volume II picks up in December of 1881 with Whitman making note of his literary and social activities, his friendships, his habits, his health and the weather, this trips, his finances, his visits and correspondence. In these pages, Whitman records a visit from Oscar Wilde and the death of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Volume II continues through Whitman's final entry in August of 1891, only seven months before his death. Extensive footnotes by editor William White give background on the events and people in Whitman's life. Praise for the original edition: "These are important books for serious study of Whitman's life and work and need to be present in every graduate and research library." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William White was Professor and Director of the Journalism Program at Oakland University. Gay Wilson Allen was Professor of English at New York University. Sculley Bradley was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pennsylvania.Whitman, Walt is the author of 'Daybooks and Notebooks Daybooks, December 1881-1891', published 2007 under ISBN 9780814794326 and ISBN 0814794327.