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[…] Herman Melville's 1856 Passport Application | biblioklept […]
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[…] Herman Melville’s 1856 passport application. […]
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If I had to fill one of these out for myself, the desire to be a jackhole would be strong: Face — attractive; Complexion — flawless; Chin — Manly.
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[…] gems.( A few recent examples: Raymond Carver’s correspondence with editor Gordon Lish, Melville’s Passport Application, A Post-Rapture Reading List). They often find great material from other art forms as well — […]
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[…] the old days, passports may have been a bit easier to obtain, at least judging by the copy of Herman Melville’s 1856 U.S. passport application, a link to which popped up in my Twitter feed this […]
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