Mary Arden [manuscript] : an ode to the mother of Shakespeare, 19th century / by Eric Mackay.

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Mary Arden [manuscript] : an ode to the mother of Shakespeare, 19th century / by Eric Mackay.

Autograph ode with manuscript corrections. First line: O thou to whom athwart the perished days.

6 leaves ; 23 x 18 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7541431

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Mackay, Eric, 1851-1898

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British poet Eric Mackay (1851-1898) was the son of journalist and poet Charles Mackay (1812-1889) and the half-brother of novelist Mary Mackay (1855-1924), who published under the pseudonym Marie Corelli. He published several books of poetry in both England and in America, including Love Letters of a Violinist (1886), A Lover's Litanies (1888) and Song of the Sea (1895), as well as a volume of his father's poetry, Gossamer and Snowdrift: The Posthumous Poems of Char...

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. ...