The ploughman : place not specified : autograph manuscript of the poem signed, 1929 Feb. 11.

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The ploughman : place not specified : autograph manuscript of the poem signed, 1929 Feb. 11.

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A fair copy of the poem, signed "Gordon Bottomley" and dated as transcribed on 11 Feb. 1929. Date of composition is here identified as 1912 by Bottomley.

1 item (1 p.) ; 22.9 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Bottomley, Gordon, 1874-1948

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Gordon Bottomley was an English author, known primarily for his verse plays. Born in Yorkshire, he took a job as a bank clerk, but had to give it up due to a tubercular condition, which contributed to his comparatively quiet life. He was an accomplished poet, and devoted himself to reviving the art of verse drama, writing some thirty plays, almost all of them in verse. He remains a gifted and visionary Georgian author. Bottomley married painter Emily Burton, and their home, The Sheiling, was a p...