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William Peterfield Trent

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United States man of letters (1862-1939)

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William Peterfield Trent, LL.D., D.C.L. was an American academic and the author/editor of many books. He was a professor of English literature at Sewanee: The University of the South and Columbia University. While at Sewanee, he founded the Sewanee Review in 1892, a literary journal that continues to operate.

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Edgar Allan Poe - A Centenary Tribute (William P. Trent, Oliver Huckel, John Prentiss Poe, Lizette Woodworth Reese and Mrs. John C. Wrenshall), 1910Edgar Allan Poe - A Centenary Tribute (William P. Trent, Oliver Huckel, John Prentiss Poe, Lizette Woodworth Reese and Mrs. John C. Wrenshall), 1910

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1939 · aged 77
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3 languages

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