Whittier on Writers and Writing

by John Greenleaf Whittier

Book by Whittier, John Greenleaf

219 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets. Whittier was strongly influenced by the Scottish poet, Robert Burns.