The front cover of the first edition of Poems of Passion by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1883:
Poems of Passion by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1883.
*Today is her birthday. She was born on 5 November 1850.
[Book Nerd Art] Poems of Passion by Ella Wheeler Wilcox*
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Well, here is another writer I’ve not heard of and have just done another online search for. I didn’t realize she was the author of the line “Laugh and the world laughs with you” etc. I’m glad you introduced profiled her, and will look for her Poems of Passion. The scnatches of her poetry I’ve seen online are beautiful.
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Yes, indeed! People know that line, even when they have no idea who she was.
I really enjoy her writing, which makes me even sadder that she is mostly forgotten.
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Where do you find all these gems?
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I have my ways, bwaaahahahaha! The internet is a wondrous place!
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