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100 1 _aLindsay, Vachel,
_d1879-1931
245 1 2 _aA Handy Guide for Beggars: Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity :
_bBeing Sundry Explorations, Made While Afoot and Penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. These Adventures Convey and Illustrate the Rules of Beggary for Poets and Some Others.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-04-29
508 _aD A Alexander, David E. Browm, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.)
520 _a"A Handy Guide for Beggars: Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity" by Vachel Lindsay is a collection of poetic essays penned in the early 20th century. It presents a blend of travelogue and philosophical musings as the author shares his experiences and encounters while traveling penniless through various Southern states. The guide primarily focuses on the art of beggary, specifically tailored for poets and those living on the margins of society, conveying a sense of beauty and humanity in their struggles. The opening of the book sets the tone for Lindsay's journey, introducing his philosophy on beggary through a series of rules designed for those who find themselves in desperate circumstances. He begins with a poetic vision of Columbus, longing for the explorer's fortune, and then narrates his own humble beginnings in Jacksonville, Florida. The author expresses his aspirations to live life as a wanderer while detailing his encounters with various individuals who extend kindness to him despite their own poverty. Through these early adventures, Lindsay seeds the idea that generosity and camaraderie flourish even in the most challenging environments, establishing a reflective and often romantic perspective on the experiences of both the beggar and the giver. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: The MacMillan Company, 1916
653 _aLindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931 -- Travel -- United States
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/handyguideforbeg00linduoft/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67947
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