Samuel Kettell

Samuel Kettell (1801–1855) was an American author. He also wrote under the name "Sampson Short-and-fat".[1]

He compiled Specimens of American Poetry, with Critical and Biographical Notices, the first comprehensive anthology of American poetry; including 189 poets, a historical introduction and chronological listing of American poetry; the publisher, Samuel Goodrich, lost $1,500 on the publication and was annoyed to learn it had been nicknamed "Goodrich's Kettle of Poetry"[2]

References

  1. ↑ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 149.
  2. ↑ Daniel S. Burt (2004). The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-618-16821-7.


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