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    Second Book of Verse
    Second Book of Verse
    Second Book of Verse
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    Second Book of Verse

    By Eugene Field

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1889
    Second Book of Verse
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    Eugene Field

    Eugene Field (1850-1895) was a noted author best known for his fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Many of his children's poems were illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Also an American journalist and humorous essay writer, Field was lost to the world at the young age of 45 when he died of a heart attack.

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