Gordon Hall Gerould
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Gordon Hall Gerould, B.A., B.Litt. (1877–1953) was a philologist and folklorist of the United States
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Born in Goffstown, New Hampshire
, he joined the faculty of Bryn Mawr College
and was a professor of English at Princeton University
. In 1910 he married fellow writer Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
. He served in the U.S. Army, holding the rank of captain in 1918.
His published works include:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Born in Goffstown, New Hampshire
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Goffstown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 17,651 at the 2010 census. The compact center of town, where 3,196 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Goffstown census-designated place and is located at the...
, he joined the faculty of Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
and was a professor of English at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. In 1910 he married fellow writer Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould was an American writer and essayist.Katharine Fullerton was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, and became the adopted daughter of Reverend Bradford Morton Fullerton and Julia Maria . After a private education in Miss Folsom's School and in France, she entered...
. He served in the U.S. Army, holding the rank of captain in 1918.
His published works include:
- The North England Homily Collection (1902)
- Sir Guy of Warwick (1905)
- Selected Essays of Fielding (1905)
- The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story (1908)
- Saints' Legends (1916)
- Peter Sanders, Retired, a novel (1920)