Snow-Bound
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Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl is a long narrative poem by American poet John Greenleaf Whittier first published in 1866. The poem, presented as a series of stories told by a family amid a snowstorm, was e
Title page of the 1st edition
The home where Snow-Bound takes place is today preserved and open to the public as the John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead.
The John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead is the birthplace and home of American Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. It currently serves as a museum. The homestead is located at 305 Whit
Snow-Bound
…return to idealistic domesticity and rural life after the American Civil War. The poem takes place in Whittier's childhood home, today known as the John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead, which still stands in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The poem chronicles a rural New England family as a snowstorm rages outside for three days. Stuck in…
Dedication plaque
Marker for members of Whittier's family buried on site