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(1872-1906) Black poet and novelist. Paul Laurence Dunbar lived in Manhattan, New York. He is regarded and reported to be the most important African American Poet at the turn of the century.

Full Name

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

Lived in Manhattan, New York.

Unknown

RESIDENCE

Paul Dunbar lived in Manhattan, New York.

1872

BIRTH

Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1872.

1893

LITWORK

Oak and Ivy
Press of United Brethren Publishing House

Verse collection.

1895

LITWORK

Majors and Minors
Hadley & Hadley

Verse collection.

1896

LITWORK

Lyrics of Lowly Life
Dodd

Poetry.

1898

LITWORK

Folks from Dixie
Dodd.

Short stories.

1898

LITWORK

The Uncalled
Dodd. Reprinted, AMS Press, 1972.


Novel.

1899

LITWORK

Lyrics of the Hearthside
Dodd. Reprinted, AMS Press, 1972.

Poetry.

1900

LITWORK

The Love of Landry
Dodd. Reprinted, Literature House, 1970.


Novel.

1901

LITWORK

The Fanatics
Dodd. Reprinted, Literature House, 1970.


Novel.

1902

LITWORK

The Sport Of The Gods
Dodd. Reprinted, 1981.


Novel.

1904

LITWORK

The Heart of Happy Hollow
Dodd. Reprinted, Books for Libraries, 1970.


Collection of short stories.

1905

LITWORK

Lyrics Of Sunshine And Shadow
Dodd. Reprinted, AMS Press, 1972.

Collection of poetry.

1906

DEATH

Paul Laurence Dunbar died in Dayton, Ohio, in 1906.

1906

INTERMENT

Paul Laurence Dunbar is interred in the Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio.

1913

LITWORK

The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dodd. Reprinted, 1980.


Collection of poetry.

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