James Whitcomb Riley (Author of Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley)

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James Whitcomb Riley

Born

in Greenfield, Indiana, The United States

October 07, 1849

Died

July 22, 1916

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James Whitcomb Riley, an American, known as the Hoosier Poet, wrote his
most famous works, â€�Little Orphant Annieâ€� (1885) and â€�The Raggedy Manâ€� (1890), in particular speech patterns to Indiana.

Elizabeth Marine Riley in a small cabin bore him to Reuben A. Riley, local attorney. After James Whitcomb, the governor of Indiana, parents named him. Many of the visitors to home of his father influenced him. In particular, he ably picked up the cadence and character of the dialect of central Indiana and the travelers along the old National Road, which came through the many poems that he went to write.

Mary Alice Smith, a particular visitor, eventually stayed to live with the Riley family. Mary Alice ("Allie") Smith influenced Riley, Little Orphant Ann ...more

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	Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley 4.33 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1963 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Old Sweetheart of Mine 4.15 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1888	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures by James Whitcomb Riley, Will Vawter (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1890 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riley Love-Lyrics 4.29 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1899 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of James Whitcomb Riley by James Whitcomb Riley, Donald C. Manlove (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best Loved Poems of James Whitcomb Riley 4.23 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1920 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Orphant Annie and Other Poems 3.85 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1908 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gobble-Uns 'll Git You Ef You Don't Watch Out! - James Whitcomb Riley's Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley, Joel Schick (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Frost Is on Punkin by James Whitcomb Riley, Glenna Lang (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1911 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riley Farm-Rhymes 3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1905 — 161 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He Is Not Dead

I cannot say, and I will not say
That he is dead. He is just away.
With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand,
He has wandered into an unknown land
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
And youâ€”oh you, who the wildest yearn
For an old-time step, and the glad return,
Think of him faring on, as dear
In the love of There as the love of Here.
Think of him still as the same. I say,
He is not deadâ€”he is just away.”
― James Whitcomb Riley

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“I bless the hoss from hoof to head -
From head to hoof, and tale to mane! -
I bless the hoss, as I have said,
From head to hoof, and back again!”
― James Whitcomb Riley

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“When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.”
― James Whitcomb Riley

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