Letter, 1897.

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Letter, 1897.

Handwritten and signed letter, addressed to William Sharp, and dated 8 July 1897. Russell writes about Sharp's pamphlet, "Ideas in Ireland ... Priest or Hero?" Russell signs the letter with his pseudonym, "AE."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7382853

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AE, 1867-1935

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James B. Pond owns Pond's Bureau, presumably a speaker's bureau that contacted AE about lecturing. From the description of Autograph letter signed to James B. Pond, Hyde Park, 3 Sept. 1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398235 George William Russell (pen name was AE or AEon), was an Irish poet, mystic, painter, economist, and journalist. From the description of Papers, 1889-1933 (inclusive), 1895-1933 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155180821 ...

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...