Letter from W. E. Henley to Clement Shorter, concerning Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; 11 March 1897.includes:ff. 1, 2b Clement King Shorter, journalist and author: William Ernest Henley, poet and critic: Letter to Clement King Short... 11 Mar 1897

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Letter from W. E. Henley to Clement Shorter, concerning Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; 11 March 1897.includes:ff. 1, 2b Clement King Shorter, journalist and author: William Ernest Henley, poet and critic: Letter to Clement King Short... 11 Mar 1897

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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...

Shorter, Clement K.

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Epithet: journalist and author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x000254 ...