The Gift (American literary annual series)
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The Gift (American literary annual series) was a 19th-century American gift book annual featuring original literary works by prominent authors, published for the holiday season.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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gift book ⓘ literary annual ⓘ |
| bindingStyle | ornate binding ⓘ |
| contains |
essays
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original literary works ⓘ poetry ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalRole | popular 19th-century American gift book ⓘ |
| genre |
gift book literature
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literature ⓘ |
| hasOriginalContent | true ⓘ |
| illustrated | true ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | holiday season ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | American Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | holiday gift book ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Catharine Maria Sedgwick
NERFINISHED
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Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydia Sigourney NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Waldo Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Cullen Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkIncluded |
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
NERFINISHED
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The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Visionary (Edgar Allan Poe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationPurpose | seasonal literary gift ⓘ |
| targetAudience | middle-class readers ⓘ |
| typicalFormat | decorative gift volume ⓘ |
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The Gift: A Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1843
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