If you were "shocked" by the last paragraph of Walt Whitman's murder story, read "One Wicked Impulse! (1845)," a commentary by Patrick McGuire on that story.
Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
A murder story by Walt Whitman
"One Wicked Impulse!" is a murder story by (in the words of Mark Van Doren) "the most original and passionate American poet" -- Walt Whitman. The story was first published in book form in Walt Whitman's Specimen Days & Collect (Philadelphia: Rees Welsh & Co., 1882-83), and it was reprinted in the January 1954 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Read Walt Whitman's murder story "One Wicked Impulse!" I ask that you pay particular attention to the ending of the story -- to the very last paragraph. When you have finished reading Walt Whitman's murder story, read the paragraph below.
If you were "shocked" by the last paragraph of Walt Whitman's murder story, read "One Wicked Impulse! (1845)," a commentary by Patrick McGuire on that story.
If you were "shocked" by the last paragraph of Walt Whitman's murder story, read "One Wicked Impulse! (1845)," a commentary by Patrick McGuire on that story.
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