Josiah Gilbert Holland

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Josiah Gilbert Holland, (1819 - 1881), novelist and poet, born in Belchertown, Massachusetts, helped to found and edit Scribner's Monthly (afterwards the Century Magazine), in which appeared his novels, Arthur Bonnicastle, The Story of Sevenoaks, Nicholas Minturn. In poetry he wrote "Bitter Sweet" (1858), "Kathrina", the lyrics to the Methodist hymn There's a Song in the Air, and many others.

Holland and his wife were frequent correspondents and family friends of poet Emily Dickinson.

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This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J. M. Dent & sons; New York, E. P. Dutton.

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NAME	Holland, Josiah Gilbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Novelist, poet, editor
DATE OF BIRTH	1819
PLACE OF BIRTH	Belchertown, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	1881
PLACE OF DEATH