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Eugene Parsons
b. 1855
A teacher, editor, and lecturer who turned his curiosity toward both literature and the American past, he wrote on subjects ranging from Alfred Tennyson to George Washington and Colorado history. His work reflects the wide interests of a late-19th- and early-20th-century man of letters.
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Tennyson's Life and Poetry: And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson
by Eugene Parsons
About the author
Born on June 14, 1855, in Henderson, New York, Eugene B. Parsons went on to build a varied career in education, editing, and writing. Records from the Denver Public Library say he graduated cum laude from the University of Chicago, taught subjects including Latin, French, English, and philosophy, and later worked as an editor before settling in Colorado in 1904.
Parsons wrote across several fields rather than limiting himself to one subject. He published literary work such as Tennyson's Life and Poetry: And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson, and he also wrote historical books including The Making of Colorado: A Historical Sketch and studies related to George Washington. His papers, preserved in Denver, include manuscripts, lectures, poetry, and correspondence with publishers and other writers.
He died on June 22, 1933. What stands out most about Parsons is the range of his interests: he moved easily between criticism, biography, history, and poetry, leaving behind the portrait of a writer who loved both books and public learning.