WENTWORTH BEQUEST. Vol. CCLVIII. Notes and sketches; 1874-1875.Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, poet: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Diaries and Memoranda: Diaries, note-books and sketches of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt: 1849-1880. 1874-1875
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Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen, 1840-1922
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Wilfred Scawen Blunt was an English author and explorer. He was born in Sussex, and served in the diplomatic corps in Europe and South America. He retired in 1872, married Anne Isabella Noel, Lord Byron's granddaughter, and they travelled through Europe and the Middle East, and went into partnership breeding Arabian horses. He vociferously opposed British imperialism, and was imprisoned in 1888 for supporting Irish Home Rule. He kept a diary for most of his adult life, and also wrote numerous tr...