Edward Bellamy letters and photograph, 1888-1894.

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Edward Bellamy letters and photograph, 1888-1894.

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The collection consists of five items, four letters and a photograph. Includes: to E.H. Goss, 27 March 1888, thanking him for a congratulatory note on Looking backward, with some observations on the book; to Dear Mr. Lincoln, 7 June 1888, agreeing to a lecture, citing his uncertain plans for the summer; to Dear sir, 29 Feb. 1892, declining an invitation due to his mother's poor health but suggesting a meeting later; to W.M. Deisher, 9 March 1894, mentioning his new work, and declining an invitation. Also, cabinet card portrait of Bellamy, c1890 by A.J. Philpott.

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Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001164.0x000029 Edward Bellamy was born in Massachusetts and was working as a journalist in 1888 when he published his most famous work, "Looking Backward: 2000-1887," a popular utopian romance. Bellamy devoted his life to promoting the ideas of non-revolutionary socialist reform through the Nationalist Party and his journal, THE NEW NATION. In 1897 Bellamy penn...

Goss, Elbridge Henry, 1830-1908

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Elbridge Henry Goss (1830-1908) was an active participant in the civic life of Melrose, Mass., and an author of books of local historical interest. He was an auditor, water registrar, trustee of the public library, alderman, treasurer of the Melrose Savings Bank, and member of the Massachusetts legislature. His books include a local history of Melrose, _The Melrose Memorial_; _Early Bells of Massachusetts_; and a two volume work on the _Life of Colonel Paul Revere_. From the descript...