Collection of autograph letters signed : Woodbridge and Lowestoft, to Horace Basham, 1873-1882 and undated.

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Collection of autograph letters signed : Woodbridge and Lowestoft, to Horace Basham, 1873-1882 and undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270476142

Collection consists of 22 letters from Edward FitzGerald to Horace Basham (MA 860.1-14, .16-23) and 1 letter from FitzGerald to Arthur Basham (MA 860.15). Letters discuss fishing and mutual acquaintances. Items are described individually in 23 catalog records (MA 860.1-23); see related records for more information.

23 items (ca. 70 p.), bound ; ca. 17.7 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7180421

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Basham, Horace,

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Fitzgerald, Edward, 1809-1883

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Edward FitzGerald was an English author and translator, best known for his popular translation of The Rubáiyát. Born Edward Marlborough Purcell into one of the wealthiest families in England, the family name was changed when his mother inherited her family fortune. He was educated at Oxford University, after which he travelled constantly for a time and wrote poetry, as well as translating verse from several languages. Although talented, he lacked the motivation to devote himself to writing; he...