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PHILLIS
WHEATLEY
Phillis Wheatley
was kidnapped from her home in Africa when she was just a little girl.
She was purchased by John Wheatley to serve his wife; however, the
Wheatley family soon recognized her intelligence and abilities. They
encouraged her to study the Bible as well as English, Latin, and Greek
classics. She was only thirteen when her first poem was published. Poems
on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, a collection of her works
was published in London just a few years later. She created a
sensation wherever her works were presented.
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Item # 1938
Released in 2006
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