Gilbert Allen
Gilbert Allen is the author of seven books of poems and the short story collection, The Final Days of Great American Shopping . His work has received the Robert Penn Warren Prize from The Southern Review and Special Mention for a Pushcart Prize. He is the Bennette E. Geer Professor of Literature Emeritus at Furman University and a member of the South Carolina Academy of Authors, the state's literary hall of fame.
Gilbert Allen is the author of seven books of poems and the short story collection, The Final Days of Great American Shopping . His work has received the Robert Penn Warren Prize from The Southern Review and Special Mention for a Pushcart Prize. He is the Bennette E. Geer Professor of Literature Emeritus at Furman University and a member of the South Carolina Academy of Authors, the state's literary hall of fame. See less
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Gilbert Allen book reviews
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The Natural History of Selborne
The Beauty of Creation
by baldwin, Apr 17, 2009
This is an endlessly fascinating view of the Enlightenment mind. White was a considerable scholar who applied his gifts to classification and observation of the fauna (particularly birds) of the ... Read More
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Holland's Life of Abraham Lincoln
Considering that the work was written shortly after the assassination of President Lincoln, and was the first biography of the late President, I am amazed that Mr. Holland was able to obtain as many ... Read More
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The Natural History of Selborne
A dedicated observationalist, White presents a gentle review of evolution in one small area in exquisite detail while inviting the reader to wonder at the cosmic significance of change in a local ... Read More
