Walt Whitman at Home (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A revealing glimpse of Walt Whitman at his Camden home This nonfiction portrait collects a firsthand visit to the poet, with vivid detail of his room, routine, and resilient spirit. Readers glimpse the living space, his habits, and the quiet courage that sustained him in later years, captured alongside historical context and archival material.

The book presents a frontispiece photograph and facsimiles that illuminate Whitman’s life and work. It includes an account of the visit, descriptions of the den where he wrote and read, and notes on his health, humor, and public kindness amid poverty and misunderstanding. The tone is respectful and intimate, inviting readers to see the man beyond the legend.

What you’ll experience

• An intimate, scene‑level portrait of Whitman in his den and his everyday surroundings


• Historical context and biographical detail that deepen understanding of Leaves of Grass


• Reproductions and facsimiles, including a first page of his manuscript and a poem titled Spirit that Form’d this Scene


• A sense of the era’s literary culture, through the lens of a contemporary observer

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