Letters from Martin Farquhar Tupper, with related material. 1857-1883.

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Letters from Martin Farquhar Tupper, with related material. 1857-1883.

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Comprises 5 autograph letters from Martin Tupper dated from 1865 to 1883 (all with transcripts), 1 autographed extract from his 'Proverbial Philosophy' to C.A. Howell dated 16 December 1857, 1 autograph of his as requested by Henry Lumley dated 19 November 1877, and 1 portrait of Tupper printed from a photograph by Elliott and Fry, London. The bound volume includes a biography of Martin Tupper which is very similar to that contained in the Dictionary of National Biography.

5 letters (10 ff. conjoined in 5 pairs), 1 autograph, 1 autographed extract, and 1 printed port. photograph, all held in 1 envelope, manuscript and printed material.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Tupper, Martin Farquhar, 1810-1889

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Martin Farquhar Tupper was born in London, and a severe stutter ended his academic advancement and hopes for a career as a clergyman or lawyer. He turned to writing poetry, and his third book, Proverbial Philosophy, proved to be a best-seller in England and America. Tupper's output was stupendous, and among his works can be found ebullient verses on almost any early Victorian popular concern. Despite his early popularity among the middle-class Victorians, Tupper's only real value, as the Athenae...