Autograph letter signed from Charles Stuart Calverley, Hyde Park, London, to James Payn [manuscript], 1884 January 3.

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Autograph letter signed from Charles Stuart Calverley, Hyde Park, London, to James Payn [manuscript], 1884 January 3.

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Calverley, Charles Stuart, 1831-1884

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Charles S. Calverley was a Victorian author, known for his light, satirical verse. Born Charles Stuart Blayds, he compiled a checkered career at Cambridge and later Oxford, taking many prizes and honors upon his graduation. He trained and practiced as a lawyer, but committed time to writing, focussing on translations and highly-praised light verse. His wicked parodies were ground-breaking in their subtlety, and his adherence to traditonal style countered the ambitious verse of his contemporaries...

Payn, James, 1830-1898

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Payn was born on Feb. 28, 1830 in Cheltenham, Glos, England; attended Eton, the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and Trinity College, Cambridge (1849-54); wrote novels, including Lost Sir Massingberd (1864), A perfect treasure (1869), and By proxy (1878); became editor of Cornhill magazine (1883-1896); he died on Mar. 25, 1898 in London. From the description of Papers, 1868. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40722062 James Payn, an En...