by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
Name? Amy Lowell
Language: English
Name? Amy Lowell Residence? Brookline What is vour favorite moral characteristic? Self control Which one do you most dislike? Deceit Who is your favorite novelist among men? Thackeray Who among women? Louise, May. Alcott Who is your favorite poet? James Russell Lowell What six books (Bible excepted) would you bring with you if you were cast on a desert island? Little Woman, Webebster's*, Unabridged Dictionary, Moonfolk, Marco and Paul's Adventures on the Erie Canal, At the Back of the North Wind What is your favorite exercise? Books
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Source: Houghton Library Archives; Cambridge, Massachusetts
Text Authorship:
- by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "The Questionnaire: A Character Sketch" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edie Hill (b. 1962), "Questionnaire: A Character Sketch", 2002 [ voice and piano ], from A Maker of Humming-birds, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-10-05
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