Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to the Rev. William Hunt, 1897 Dec. 4.

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Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to the Rev. William Hunt, 1897 Dec. 4.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270992119

Apologizing for the delay in sending him an "author's copy" [of Lyra Heroica, 1892, large paper edition on Dutch hand-made paper, no. 77 of 100, signed by Henley on Dec. 4, 1894].

1 item (1 p.) ; 20.8 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Hunt, William, 1842-1931

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Atkinson, Damian

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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...