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Plot overview. Franklin Evans; or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times, the first novel written by Walt Whitman, is the rags-to-riches story of Franklin Evans. Franklin Evans starts as an innocent young man, leaving Long Island to come to New York City for the opportunity to better himself.
- Walt Whitman
- 1842
Jul 17, 2007 · Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times was his first and only novel. Published in 1842, during a period of widespread temperance activity, it became Whitman’s most popular work during his lifetime, selling some twenty thousand copies.
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- 1842
- Walt Whitman
- Walt Whitman
Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times was his first and only novel. Published in 1842, during a period of widespread temperance activity, it became Whitman’s most popular work during his lifetime, selling some twenty thousand copies.
The novel tells the rags-to-riches story of Franklin Evans, an innocent young man from the Long Island countryside who seeks his fortune in New York City. Corrupted by music halls, theaters, and above all taverns, he gradually becomes a drunkard.
- Walt Whitman
- 1842
Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times was his first and only novel. Published in 1842, during a period of widespread temperance activity, it became Whitman’s most popular work during his lifetime, selling some twenty thousand copies.
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INTRODUCTION. (pp. ix-lviii) Christopher Castiglia and Glenn Hendler. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv11hppg1.4. The mere existence of Franklin Evans, or The Inebriate will surprise many readers, even students and scholarswell versed in nineteenth-century American literature and culture.
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Dec 17, 2020 · Franklin Evans or The Inebriate: A Tale of the Times, is the rag-to-riches story of Franklin Evans. Franklin starts as an innocent young man, leaving Long Island to come to New York...