Hospital Outlines: Sketches and Portraits. : London : four sets of proof for the "Cornhill Magazine," July 1875, comprising: a)Proof, corrected by a proofreader ; b) 1st corrected Proof, revised and signed by Henley and corrected in another handl c)2nd corrected proof, revised by Henley ; d)"3rd cor

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Hospital Outlines: Sketches and Portraits. : London : four sets of proof for the "Cornhill Magazine," July 1875, comprising: a)Proof, corrected by a proofreader ; b) 1st corrected Proof, revised and signed by Henley and corrected in another handl c)2nd corrected proof, revised by Henley ; d)"3rd corrected Proof," uncorrected, 1875.

Includes 6 autograph poems on inserted clips: Sketches: VIII. Another, lines 9-14; Portraits: III. Staff-Nurse: New Style, and VIII. A Visitor (all in b); Sketches: IX. Floral (2 mss): Portraits: I.A Surgeon, revised copy (all in c); and an uncorrected proof of "Morning."

1 item (43 p.) ; 23 cm.

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Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903

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William Ernest Henley was born in Gloucester, and sufferred from a painful condition in his joints; his left leg was amputated when he was eighteen, and the right leg was saved only through experimental treatments of carbolic acid. He was accepted to Oxford, but couldn't afford to attend, and he tried to earn a living as an author, writing poetry and drama with some success. As a poet, he is remembered for his experiments with blank verse; he also wrote countless magazine articles and essays. Hi...