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Robert Montgomery Bird was born in Newcastle, Delaware in 1805. He was educated in Philadelphia and became physician. As a writer, Bird was a romantic novelist whose Nick of the Woods was his most popular work. Calavar, or the Knight of the Conquest, a Romance of Mexico, published in 1834, received commendation by noted historian W. H. Prescott. Bird is also the author of three successful tragedies for the stage: The Gladiator, Oraloosa, and The Broker of Bogota.
The Adventures of Robin Day (1839) [Volume 1] [Volume 2] (Restricted)
Calavar; or, The Knight of the Conquest. A Romance of Mexico (1834) [Volume 1] [Volume 2] (Restricted)
The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow (1835) [Volume 1] [Volume 2]
The Infidel; or, the Fall of Mexico (1835) [Volume 1] [Volume 2] (Restricted)
Nick of the Woods; or, The Jibbenainosay. A Tale of Kentucky (1837) [Volume 1] [Volume 2] (Restricted)
Peter Pilgrim; or, A Rambler's Recollections (1838) [Volume 1] [Volume 2] (Restricted)
Sheppard Lee (1836) [Volume 1] [Volume 2]
From Oscar Fay Adams, A Dictionary of American Authors (1901)
From Samuel Austin Allibone, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature (1900)
From Evert A. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American Literature (1856)
Guides to Robert Montgomery Bird manuscript holdings from UVA Special Collections :Bird, Robert Montgomery.: #7459
Bird, Robert Montgomery.: #7459-aRobert Montgomery Bird: Writer and Artist , an exhibit from the University of Pennsylvania Library