Poetical and prose miscellany [manuscript], ca. 1805-1817.

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Poetical and prose miscellany [manuscript], ca. 1805-1817.

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A collection of poems and prose pieces, mainly of the 18th and early 19th centuries and mainly by obscure authors. Some of the unattributed pieces may be original compositions of the compiler. On leaf 22 is an extract from a poem on Trafalgar (1805), and near the end, verses spoken at J.P. Kemble's farewell (1817).

181 leaves ; 31 x 20 cm.

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Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823

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John Philip Kemble (1 February 1757 – 26 February 1823) was a British actor. He was born into a theatrical family as the eldest son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe. His elder sister Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His other siblings, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, also enjoyed success on the stage. He was manager of the Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres in London, where his reforms ...

Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805

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