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“I have a very great desire to go to Norway and the Orkney Islands for a month in order to see those countries and their people, for I am much interested in North of Europe romance.”

Reveals his curiosity about distant places and the stories and traditions associated with them. · Letter to Mr. Gray, 1890

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Eugene Field

2 September 1850–4 November 1895

In the pantheon of American literature, few figures occupy such a unique and enduring position as Eugene Field, the beloved "Children's Poet" whose gentle verses about childhood, dreams, and imagination have captivated readers for over a century. Born into the rough-and-tumble world of frontier America and dying at…

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