Margaret Junkin Preston: Virginia's Poetess of the Old South
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Grey, John Hugh, Jr.
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Preston, Margaret Junkin, 1820-1897
American poetry
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The title page of this paper indicates that it was presented "in partial fulfillment of the requiements of the degree of Master of Arts." The title of this dissertation is: "Margaret Junkin Preston, Virginia's Poetess of the Old South." . . . It is the purpose of this work to disc:iss her life as it throws light upon her works, and to evaluate her works
by showing what she was attempting to do, and the value of that attempt, as we are able to judge it by a comparison with later writings in the South. The dissertation will be divided into six parts: Early Childhood: Youth and Education: Life in Lexington: Her Published Works: The attempt made by her to promote a literature among the people of the South: An independent critical summary. [From Introduction]