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Odofriede, the Outcast: A Dramatic Poem Odofriede, the Outcast: A Dramatic Poem

This book contains the dramatic poem "Odofriede, the Outcast," authored by Samuel Benjamin Helbert Judah and published by Wiley and Halsted in New York in 1822. The poem explores themes of social alienation and possibly other issues relevant to the time period, though specific plot details are not available from this metadata alone.

Poems Selected from the Works of Peter Pindar Poems Selected from the Works of Peter Pindar

This book is a second American edition (Philadelphia, 1807) of a selection of satirical poems by Peter Pindar (the pseudonym of John Wolcot). The collection includes "The Jewess and Her Son," a poem containing antisemitic content. The first American edition was published in New York in 1804.

The Charleston Book: A Miscellany in Prose and Verse The Charleston Book: A Miscellany in Prose and Verse

This volume is the first edition of a Charleston literary anthology published in 1845 by Samuel Hart. It features contributions from various local authors, including notable Jewish writers Penina Moise and Isaac Harby, alongside other prominent figures such as Washington Allston and Joel Roberts Poinsett. Moise's contributions include poems on Jewish themes, reflecting her role as superintendent of Charleston's first Jewish religious school. Harby, a reformer in Charleston Judaism, also contributed to the anthology.