BAYARD TAYLOR
\bˈe͡ɪɑːd tˈe͡ɪlə], \bˈeɪɑːd tˈeɪlə], \b_ˈeɪ_ɑː_d t_ˈeɪ_l_ə]\
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An American poet, novelist, and traveler; born at Kennett Square, Pa, Jan. 11, 1825; died at Berlin, Germany, Dec. 19, 1878. His works include: "Ximena, and Other Poems" (1844); "Views Afoot" (1846); "Rhymes of Travel, and Other Poems" (1849); "El Dorado; or, Adventures in the Path of Empire" (1850); "The American Legend", poem (1850); "Handbook of Literature" (edited with George Ripley: 1851); "Book of Romances, Lyrics, and Songs" (1852); "Poems and Ballads" (1854); "A Journey to Central Africa" (1854); "A Visit to India, China, and Japan" (1855); "The Lands of the Saracen" (1855); "Poems of the Orient" (1855); "Poems of Home and Travel" (1855); "Northern Travel: Sweden, Norway, and Lapland" (1858); "Travels in Greece and Russia" (1859); "At Home and Abroad" (1859); "At Home and Abroad" (2d series: 1862); "The Poet's Journal" (1863); "Hannah Thurston", novel (1863); "John Godfrey's Fortunes", novel (1864); "Poems" (1865); "The Story of Kennett", novel (1866); "The Picture of St. John" (1866); "Colorado" (1867); "Frithiof's Saga" (edited: 1867); "By-Ways of Europe" (1869); "Joseph and his Friend", novel (1870); "Ballad of Abraham Lincoln" (1870); translation of Goethe's "Faust" (1870-71); "The Masque of the Gods" (1872); "Beauty and the Beast" (1872); "Illustrated Library of Travel", etc. (edited: 1872-74); "Lars", poem (1873); "School History of Germany" (1874); "Egypt and Iceland" (1874); "The Prophet: A Tragedy" (1874); "Home Pastorals, Ballads, and Lyrics" (1875); "The Echo Club, and Other Literary Diversions" (1876); "Boys of Other Countries" (1876); "National Ode" (July 4, 1876); Fitz-Greene Halleck Memorial Address (1877); "Prince Deukalion" (1878). Posthumously: "Picturesque Europe" (edited: 1878-80); "Studies in German Literature" (1879); "Critical Essays and Literary Notes" (1880); "Dramatic Works" (1880).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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