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Donna Florida. A Tale.Poetry | Burges and James | 1843 Donna Florida is a narrative poem dealing with Ponce de Leon's exploits in what would later become Spanish Florida. Before full publication in 1843, portions of the poem appeared in The Boston Monthly
in 1841 and in the February-May 1843 issues of the Magnolia.[1] Simms more than likely paid for the
publication of this work in book form himself, with the volume being issued in
1843 by Burges and James in Charleston, SC.[2] Simms
described the work as not “published, but presented for private distribution.”[3] Indeed, according to a 29 June 1843 letter
that Simms sent ... |