Letter from W. E. Henley to A. C. Swinburne, asking permission to include the latter's apostrophe to England from 'The Armada' and 'A Jacobite's Exile' in a proposed anthology for boys; 2 May 1891. Ashley Library Catalogue, vi, p. 4.includes:ff. 214,... 2 May 1891

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Letter from W. E. Henley to A. C. Swinburne, asking permission to include the latter's apostrophe to England from 'The Armada' and 'A Jacobite's Exile' in a proposed anthology for boys; 2 May 1891. Ashley Library Catalogue, vi, p. 4.includes:ff. 214,... 2 May 1891

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909

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British poet. From the description of The descent into hell [manuscript poem], 1873 Jan. 9. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416044 From the description of Autograph quotation, [ca. 1890?]. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315968127 Swinburne (1837-1909) was an English lyric poet, dramatist, and critic of the Victorian era. He was famous for the innovative versification of his poetry and infamous for his violent attacks on Victorian morality. ...

Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903

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William Ernest Henley was born in Gloucester, and sufferred from a painful condition in his joints; his left leg was amputated when he was eighteen, and the right leg was saved only through experimental treatments of carbolic acid. He was accepted to Oxford, but couldn't afford to attend, and he tried to earn a living as an author, writing poetry and drama with some success. As a poet, he is remembered for his experiments with blank verse; he also wrote countless magazine articles and essays. Hi...