Lewis Gaylord Clark

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1855 engraving of Lewis Gaylord Clark

Lewis Gaylord Clark (October 5, 1808 – November 3, 1873

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Biography

Clark was born in Otisco, New York in 1808.[2] He had a twin brother, poet Willis Gaylord Clark.[3]

Career

He succeeded

Home Journal.[5]

During his career, Clark made an enemy of fellow editor and author Edgar Allan Poe. The two traded insults in their respective magazines.[6]

References

  1. ^ Author and Bookinfo.com
  2. ^ a b Miller, Perry. The Raven and the Whale: The War of Words and Wits in the Era of Poe and Melville. New York: Harvest Book, 1956: 12.
  3. ^ "Willis Gaylord Clark - Willis Gaylord Clark Poems - Poem Hunter". www.poemhunter.com.
  4. ^ Miller, Perry. The Raven and the Whale: The War of Words and Wits in the Era of Poe and Melville. New York: Harvest Book, 1956: 11–12.
  5. ^ "OBITUARY.; LEWIS GAYLORD CLARK". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Moss, Sidney P. "Poe and his Nemesis--Lewis Gaylord Clark" in American Literature, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Mar., 1956), pp. 30-49
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