Letter 1922 April 3, staten Island, Ny [to] Robert Underwood Johnson, Unknown / Edwin Markham. 1922.

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Letter 1922 April 3, staten Island, Ny [to] Robert Underwood Johnson, Unknown / Edwin Markham. 1922.

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Markham thanks Robert for the invitation yto the unvailing of the Edagr Allan Poe Statute . Markham is writing an into to the ten volume collection of his writings. Markham's manuscript was framed by the Browning Society and hang on the wall at the Poe's Cottage in Fordham. He was also happy to hear that Robert read at the Mary Fisher Benefit.

1 p. 1 leaf ; 26 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

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California poet. Raised near Vacaville, became a schoolteacher in Coloma and later in Oakland. Became famous overnight with publication of "The Man with a Hoe," his protest against brutalization of labor, in "San Francisco Examiner" (January 15, 1899). Following this success Markham moved to New York where he scored another triumph with "Lincoln and Other Poems" (1901). He became a well-known reader of his own poems and lecturer of idealistic views, but his creative output for remainder of life ...

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Fisher, Mary, 1858-

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Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937

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Author; United States ambassador to Italy. From the description of Autograph poem signed, entitled "Rheims", 1814 Sep. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270492661 From the description of Autograph poem "The Cost" signed, 1914 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270492676 Epithet: Editor 'The Century Magazine' New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x000372 Magazine ed...