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Phyllis McGinley

21 March 1905 - 22 February 1978

Phyllis McGinley (March 21, 1905 – February 22, 1978) was an American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life. She won a Pulitzer prize in 1961.

McGinley enjoyed a wide readership in her lifetime, publishing her work in newspapers and women's magazines such as the Ladies Home Journal, as well as in literary periodicals, including The New Yorker, The Saturday Review and The Atlantic. She also held nearly a dozen honorary degrees – "including one from the stronghold of strictly masculine pride, Dartmouth College" (from the dust jacket of Sixpence in Her Shoe (copy 1964)). Time Magazine featured McGinley on its cover on June 18, 1965.
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  • Cover of: Times three: selected verse from three decades

    First published in 1960 12 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition timesthreeselect00mcgi
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    First published in 1941 10 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition subtreasuryofame00whit
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  • Cover of: The Year Without a Santa Claus

    First published in 1957 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition yearwithoutsanta0000mcgi_i2w9
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    First published in 1969 9 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Silver

    First published in 1991 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite03koel Cover of edition prenticehalllite7koel Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q4d3
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    First published in 1954 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A pocketful of wry

    First published in 1940 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition pocketfulofwry00mcgi Cover of edition pocketfulofwry0000mcgi
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    First published in 1967 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The province of the heart: [essays]

    First published in 1959 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition provinceofheart0000phyl
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

    First published in 1963 5 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000paul Cover of edition unitedstatesinli00blai Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000walt Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000robe_m8w1
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  • Cover of: Sixpence in her shoe.

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  • Cover of: The most wonderful doll in the world

    First published in 1950 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition mostwonderfuldol00mcgi
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  • Cover of: All around the town

    First published in 1948 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition allaroundtown0000mcgi Cover of edition allaroundtown00mcgi
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  • Cover of: A short walk from the station

    First published in 1951 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Stones from a glass house: new poems by Phyllis McGinley

    First published in 1946 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition stonesfromglassh00mcgi
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  • Cover of: The horse who lived upstairs

    First published in 1944 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition weeklyreaderchil00mcgi
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  • Cover of: Merry Christmas, happy New Year.

    First published in 1958 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wonderful time.

    First published in 1966 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The plain princess

    First published in 1945 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition plainprincess0000phyl
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Subjects
Fiction, Children's fiction, Poetry, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile poetry, American poetry, Christmas, Christmas poetry, American Authors, Classic Literature, Drama, American drama, American literature, Brothers and sisters, Children's literature, Children's literature, American, Children: Grades 7-9, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Classics, Collections, Death, Families, Family, Fiction, general, General
Places
United States, Glendale College Library, Illinois River, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ozark Mountains, Saint Louis, Tahlequah, Alabama, Calcutta, England, India, Larchmont, Massachusetts, New England, New York (State), Owl Creek Bridge, Saint Louis (Mo.), Salem Village, Surrey, Westchester County
People
Amanda Wingfield, Billy Colman, Grandpa, Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Little Ann, Mama, Mrs. Pritchard, Old Dan, Old Man Pritchard, Papa, Rainie, Rubin, Tom Wingfield, Devil, E. B. White (1899-), Ethelred, Faith Brown, Fortunato, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, John H. Watson, Katharine S. White
Time
20th century, 20th Century, 1600s, 1861-1865, 19th century, American Civil War, Civil War, carnival

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March 27, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
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