Letter from John Masefield to Edmund Gosse, apologising for a 'stupid and petulant' review of one of Gosse's books; 13 Nov. 1911.includes:ff. 87, 88 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: John Edward Masefield, OM; Poet Laureate: Letter to [Sir E. W. Go... 13 Nov 1911
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Masefield, John, 1878-1967
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The English poet, playwright and novelist John Masefield was born in 1878 in Ledbury. After running away to sea early (when he was thirteen) he settled in London from 1897 and devoted himself to writing. Later he moved to Oxford which was where he lived when most of the following collection was produced. Masefield became Poet Laureate in 1930 and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1935. Among his more notable works are some early reflections of his maritime experiences in Salt Water Ba...
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
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Edmund Gosse, a well known man of letters, librarian to the House of Lords (1904-1914), and author of the autobiography, Father and Son (1907), was a pioneering translator of Ibsen and author of numerous volumes of poetry, criticism and biography. Charles Edmund Merrill was an active member of the Grolier Club from 1910 until his death in 1942. From the description of Letters : to Charles E. Merrill, 1910-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577035 English poet and man of...
