Eugene Field — a remark

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“What I am anxious to explain is this: Mrs. Sanders told me last night, or rather tonight, that you had heard that I had said Miss Stephens needed two years more practice and teaching to become a good singer.”

Shows his willingness to explain and defend a potentially misunderstood judgement about another singer. · Letter concerning Emma Abbott's opera company

About Eugene Field

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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