Autograph letter signed from Henry Neele, Kentish Town, to J. Britton, Esq. [manuscript], 1819 January 11.

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Autograph letter signed from Henry Neele, Kentish Town, to J. Britton, Esq. [manuscript], 1819 January 11.

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Includes an autograph poem on the first leaf entitled Lines written on seeing a model, in the possession of J. Britton, Esq. from the monumental bust of Shakespeare in Stratford Church. First line: His was the master - spirit - at his spells.

1 item ; 24 x 20 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Neele, Henry, 1798-1828

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Britton, John, 1771-1857

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John Britton, English antiquarian and topographer. Often with his friend Edward Wedlake Brayley, he produced many works on British topography and antiquities, including: The Beauties of England and Wales (1800) ; Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain (1807-1814) ; and the Dictionary of the Architecture and Archaeology of the Middle Ages (1831-8). From the guide to the John Britton manuscript material : 1 item, 1844, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of...