The Home Book of Verse -- Volume 3

Hint: You can preview this book by clicking on "Preview" which is located under the cover of this book. About the author: Burton Egbert Stevenson (1872–1962) was an American author, anthologist, and librarian. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on 9 November 1872, and attended Princeton University 1890–1893. He married Elizabeth Shepard Butler (1869–1960) in 1895. He died 13 May 1962 and was buried in Chillicothe, Ohio.While at Princeton, Stevenson was a correspondent for United Press and for the New York Tribune. He was city editor for the Chillicothe Daily News (1894–1898), and worked for the Daily Advertiser (1898–1899).Stevenson became director of the Chillicothe public library in 1899 and held that position for 58 years.Stevenson was well known for his war efforts. At Camp Sherman, located in Chillicothe, Ohio, he established a library of 40,000 volumes and 22 branches. Excerpt from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Egbert_Stevenson