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MARKHAM, Edwin (1852-1940). "Man with the Hoe." In the Supplement to the San Francisco Sunday Examiner, [15 January] 1899.
2o, 4pp. Elaborately illustrated and printed in green and yellow (some creasing, a few shorts along folds); quarter morocco slipcase.
FIRST PRINTED APPEARANCE of Markham's famous poem. The poem, which was inspired by the famous painting of the same name by French artist Jean-Francois Millet, vividly illustrates the exploitation of the laboring classes. "The plaint of the laboring man, in an honest, passionatem truly poetic outcry, which still rings to shame and shock -- and to stimulate" (Grolier American 99).
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FIRST PRINTED APPEARANCE of Markham's famous poem. The poem, which was inspired by the famous painting of the same name by French artist Jean-Francois Millet, vividly illustrates the exploitation of the laboring classes. "The plaint of the laboring man, in an honest, passionatem truly poetic outcry, which still rings to shame and shock -- and to stimulate" (Grolier American 99).
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