Autograph letter signed from William Sharp, London, to W. Theodore Watts-Dunton, London [manuscript], 1903 July 3.

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Autograph letter signed from William Sharp, London, to W. Theodore Watts-Dunton, London [manuscript], 1903 July 3.

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Sharp hopes Watts-Dunton can let him know about a Shakespeare play immediately. Gives his ideas on the death of "poor Henley." Address on letter: 9 St. Mary's Terrace, Paddington. Dated simply "Monday." Precise date from postmark on accompanying envelope, addressed to Watts-Dunton at The Pines, 11 Putney Hill, S.W.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Sharp, William, 1855-1905

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William Sharp was a noted English author, writing prolifically in every conceivable genre. After his death, it was surprisingly revealed that he was also "Fiona MacLeod," a popular mystical writer whose work became a keystone of the Celtic Renaissance. Sharp's themes of mysticism, alienation, symbolism, and spiritual exhaustion fuse mythology with modernism, anticipating the work of Eliot, Joyce, and D.H. Lawrence. From the description of William Sharp letters, 1889-1894. (Pennsylvan...

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...

Watts-Dunton, Theodore, 1832-1914

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English critic and poet. From the description of Letter signed : Putney, to John Payne, 1909 June 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661256 From the description of Autograph letter signed : The Pines, to Lewis Melville, 1908 Oct. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661246 Theodore Watts-Dunton was an English poet, novelist, and literary critic. From the description of Theodore Watts-Dunton collection of papers, 1872-1912. (New York Public Library). ...