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Rivals of este

James Gordon Brooks (1801-1841, The Rivals of Este, and other poems (1829), Forgotten Books, 2018. Courtesy Amazon.com.

James Gordon Brooks (1801-1841) was an American poet and editor.

Life[]

Brooks was born in Red Hook, New York, the son of a member of Congress. He graduated from Union College in 1818 and then studied law at Poughkeepsie. In 1823 he moved to New York City, where he was an editor of the New York Literary Gazette, the Athenaeum, and the Morning Courier. In 1830 Brooks moved to Winchester, Virginia, where he edited the Winchester Republican for 8 years. In later life he wrote for newspapers in Rochester and Albany, using the pseudonym "Florio."[1]

Publications[]

  • Anniversary Poem: Delivered before the Connecticut Alpha of the Phi Beta Kappa. New York: G. & C. Carvill, 1826.
  • The Rivals of Este, and other poems (with Mary E. Brooks). New York: J. & J. Harper, 1829.


Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. James Gordon Brooks (1801-1841), English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, May 3, 2016.
  2. Search results = au;James Brooks 1841, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, May 3, 2016.

External links[]

Poems
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