Letter, 1930, May 9, Peacehaven, England, to [Philip D. Sherman].

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Letter, 1930, May 9, Peacehaven, England, to [Philip D. Sherman].

Blames the family's poverty on the war, the contemporary taste for oddity in poetry, and personal animosities. Sends him a book of William Watson's poems.

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Sherman, Philip D. (Philip Darrell), 1881-1957

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Brown class of 1902. Bibliophile; student of Professor Harry Lyman Koopman (Librarian of Brown University). Taught English Literature at Ohio Wesleyan and at Oberlin College from which he retired in 1942. From the description of Collection of letters and manuscripts, 1819-1957. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122529455 Brown University Class of 1902. Bibliophile; student of Professor Harry Lyman Koopman (Librarian of Brown University) in whose honor he named his coll...

Watson, Maureen Bring.

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Watson, William, 1858-1935

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William Watson was an English author remembered primarily for his epigrammatic poems. He wrote in the classical tradition, and his primary influences seem to have been Tennyson, Keats, and Matthew Arnold. His verse is contemplative, by turns philosophical and political, and generally structured rather than lyrical. He also wrote articles and criticism. He was knighted in 1917. From the description of William Watson letter and signed photo of house, 1913 Feb. 17. (Pennsylvania State U...