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A Supplement to the Plays of William ShakspeareDrama | Geo. F. Cooledge & Brother | 1848 Well-known as a poet, cultural
critic, and novelist, William Gilmore Simms’s undertaking of an edited volume
of Shakespearean apocrypha seems, at first, odd and atypical. Yet, throughout his long career, Simms
displayed a real interest in the theatre, attempting, often unsuccessfully, to
write and stage plays. His
correspondence also shows a recurring concern with the opinions and evaluations
of the great Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest, for whom Simms wrote several
dramas, none of which were ever staged.[1] Taking into account the author’s deep and
abiding interest ... |
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The Life of Captain John Smith. The Founder of Virginia.Biography | Geo. F. Cooledge & Brother | 1847 The Life of Captain John Smith was
published by George F. Cooledge & Brother in March 1847 as part of The Illustrated Library series intended
for school libraries and general reading.[1] Simms’s letters indicate that he began the
biography as early as November 1844 when he wrote to George Frederick Holmes:
“I have half contracted to prepare a Life of Sumter, one of Paul Jones, and a
third of John Smith, with a new edition of his history of Virginia.”[2] By the middle of the month Simms informed
James Lawson he had already “written a chapter.” The process of getting ... |
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The Life of Nathanael Greene, Major-General in the Army of the RevolutionBiography | Geo. F. Cooledge & Brother | 1849 Simms was interested in the American
Revolution throughout his career, writing significant works about the conflict in
both fiction and nonfiction. By 1840, he
had already produced the first edition of his History of South Carolina as well as two of his Revolutionary
Romances, all of which are works largely concerned with the effect of the
Revolution on his native state. Around
this same time, Simms had decided to complement this work by writing biographies. In April 1840, he wrote to James Lawson that
he was “meditating and taking notes for several Biographies—say ... |