Samuel Pickering

Samuel and Victoria Pickering in 2003 Samuel F. "Sam" Pickering Jr. (born September 30, 1941) is a writer and professor emeritus of English at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. His unconventional teaching style was an inspiration for the character of Mr. Keating, played by Robin Williams in the film ''Dead Poets Society''. Pickering specializes in the familiar essay, children's literature, nature writers, and 18th and 19th century English literature. Pickering has published many collections of non-fiction personal essays as well as over 200 articles. Provided by Wikipedia
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    A little fling, and other essays / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 1999
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    The best of Pickering / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 2004
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    Letters to a teacher / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 2004
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    The blue caterpillar and other essays / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 1997
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    The last book / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 2001
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    John Locke and children's books in eighteenth-century England / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 1981
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    The moral tradition in English fiction, 1785-1850 / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 1976
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    The blue caterpillar and other essays / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 1997
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    Waltzing the magpies : a year in Australia / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 2004
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    Indian summer : musings on the gift of life / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 2005
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    Indian summer : musings on the gift of life / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 2005
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    Edinburgh days : or, Doing what I want to do / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 2007
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    Trespassing / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 1994
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    Moral instruction and fiction for children, 1749-1820 / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 1993
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    Walkabout year : twelve months in Australia / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 1995
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    The best of Pickering / by Pickering, Sam, 1941-

    Published 2004
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