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Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)
Classic Children’s Books Quiz
Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
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poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).
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The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)
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The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain
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Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)
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Charles Perrault: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Apr 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Château de Breteuil - Charles Perrault, a multifaceted man. Mar 19, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 08, 2024
Added cross-references to fairy tales and several titles. Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Scientist of the Day - Charles Perrault. May 01, 2022
Add new Web site: Chateau de Versailles - Biography of Charles Perrault. Feb 21, 2021
Corrected display issue. Oct 05, 2018
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encylopedia - Biography of Charles Perrault. Mar 31, 2008
Capitalized "A" and "M" in Ancients and Moderns. Aug 14, 2007
Article revised and updated. Aug 14, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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