Anne Wagner album 1795-1834

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Anne Wagner album 1795-1834

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/19348

Friendship album kept by Anne Wagner, with entries by her niece, the poet Felicia Dorothea Browne (later Hemans), and other friends and family members, mostly between 1795 and 1805. Contains inscriptions and quotations, embellished with watercolors, braided locks of hair, collages, paper cutouts, portrait silhouettes, etc. Bound in contemporary green morocco, gilt edges and spine, red spine label, with title: Souvenir D'Amitié.

1 volume (164 leaves)

The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.

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Wagner, Anne

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Anne Wagner, a resident of Liverpool, England, was the aunt of the poet Felicia Hemans. From the guide to the Anne Wagner album, 1795-1834, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835

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Felicia Hemans was one of the first successful female English career poets. For a brief time, she was the most popular and acclaimed poet writing in England. Mrs. Hemans embodies a significant transition in English poetry from Romantic lyricism to the moral and patriotic themes prevalent in the Victorian era. From the description of Felicia Hemans letters and poems, 1825, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50039596 Felicia Dorothea Browne Hem...