The bottle : Hampton Court / [Stopford Augustus Brooke]. 1872.

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The bottle : Hampton Court / [Stopford Augustus Brooke]. 1872.

Humorous poem about a wine bottle which the author, while on a picnic with George and Rosalind Howard, Earl and Countess of Carlisle, threw into a pond at Hampton Court Palace. The Howards became obsessed with sinking the bottle, but failed to do so.

55 [i.e. 51] leaves, bound ; 20 cm.

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Brooke, Stopford Augustus, 1832-1916

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Stopford Augustus Brooke, British preacher and writer. His sermons reflected his liberal Christianity and social commitment. Brooke was also a lecturer and a literary critic. His English Literature (1876) is a primer which covers the work of literary figures from Caedmon to Shelley. From the guide to the Stopford A. Brooke manuscript material : 1 item, 1886, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) British clergyman and literar...

Howard, George James, Earl of Carlisle, 1843-1911

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British artist and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Naworth Castle, Brampton, to Joseph Crawhall, 1878 Dec. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 460949966 Art connoisseur. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Castle Howard, York, to professor Knight, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133333 ...

Howard, Rosalind Frances, Countess of Carlisle, 1845-1921

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