Samuel Kettell (1800–1855) was an American author.
He also wrote under the name "Sampson Short-and-fat".
He compiled ''Specimens of American Poetry, with Critical and Biographical Notices'', the first comprehensive anthology of American poetry, which was published by
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Samuel Griswold Goodrich (August 19, 1793 – May 9, 1860), better known under his pseudonym Peter Parley, was an American author.
Biography
Goodrich was born at Ridgefield, Connecticut, the son of a Congregational minister. Goodrich was la ...
in 1829. The three volume collection included 188 poets, a historical introduction, and chronological listing of American poetry.
The volumes came to be dubbed "Goodrich's Kettle of Poetry."
From September 1847 to March 1848 Kettell edited
Merry's Museum
''Merry's Museum'' (1841–1872) was an illustrated children's magazine established by Samuel Griswold Goodrich in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1841. Louisa May Alcott served as editor for a year or so, and also contributed stories, as did Lucretia ...
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[Pflieger, Pat. ''American Children's Periodicals, 1789–1872'' (Kindle Edition) Merrycoz Books, 2016]
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1801 births
1855 deaths
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