Autograph letter signed from A.C. Swinburne, London, to Robert Browning, London [manuscript], 1877 October 24.

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Autograph letter signed from A.C. Swinburne, London, to Robert Browning, London [manuscript], 1877 October 24.

Swinburne thanks Browning for his translation of Agamemnon; if there are two poets he knows well, they are Shakespeare and Aeschylus, in the Oresteia particularly. Address on letter: 3 Great James St., Bedford Row, WC. With envelope addressed to Browning, care of Messrs Smith, Elder & Co., 15 Waterloo Place W.

2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Browning, Robert, 1812-1889

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Robert Browning was a British poet. Born on May 7, 1812, Browning wrote his first major work,"Pauline: a fragment of a confession" at the age of twenty. He married Elizabeth Barrett in 1826 and with her encouragement went on to become one of the major Victorian poets. From the description of Robert Browning collection of papers, [1835?]-1933 bulk ([1835?]-1889). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122615581 Browning was an English poet. From the descri...

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909

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British poet. From the description of The descent into hell [manuscript poem], 1873 Jan. 9. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416044 From the description of Autograph quotation, [ca. 1890?]. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315968127 Swinburne (1837-1909) was an English lyric poet, dramatist, and critic of the Victorian era. He was famous for the innovative versification of his poetry and infamous for his violent attacks on Victorian morality. ...