George Crabbe Collection 1883

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George Crabbe Collection 1883

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Papers of the Clergyman, Rector of Merton, Norfolk, close friend of Edward FitzGerald and executor, with Edmund Kerrich and Ernest G. Doughty, of the FitzGerald Estate. Correspondence, all of which is in connection with Edward FitzGerald's death while visiting the home of Crabbe. Includes sympathy letters from FitzGerald's friends and family as well as letters and documents concerning FitzGerald's will and the disposition of his property.

43 items (SC)

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6361411

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Fitzgerald, Edward, 1809-1883

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Edward FitzGerald was an English author and translator, best known for his popular translation of The Rubáiyát. Born Edward Marlborough Purcell into one of the wealthiest families in England, the family name was changed when his mother inherited her family fortune. He was educated at Oxford University, after which he travelled constantly for a time and wrote poetry, as well as translating verse from several languages. Although talented, he lacked the motivation to devote himself to writing; he...

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Groome, Robert Hindes, 1810-1889

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Doughty, Ernest G.

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