Monk Gibbon letter to Ellis Roberts and printed ballad, 1930-1934.

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Monk Gibbon letter to Ellis Roberts and printed ballad, 1930-1934.

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The collection consists of two items: printed poem by Monk Gibbon titled A Ballad, no. 71 of 500 copied printed in France by Ducros & Colas, Paris, for the Grayhound Press, Oct. 1930, with hand-colored illustrations, issued in envelope, inscribed by author; also, letter to Ellis Roberts, 3 Jan. 1934, about his Austrian surroundings with questions and commentary about the poem The Cynic, which he had expected to be published in the current issue of Life & Letters; accompanied by a recently composed sonnet on a separate sheet of paper, on the theme of escape.

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Roberts, R. Ellis (Richard Ellis), 1879-1953

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Richard Ellis Roberts (1879-1953) was a journalist. From the guide to the Papers of Richard Ellis Roberts, 1917-39, n.d., (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) ...

Gibbon, Monk, 1896-1987

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Irish author Monk Gibbon produced a diverse and eclectic body of work, including poems, travel books, novels, biography, and several volumes of autobiography. He knew Yeats, and is best known for his unflattering portrayal of the Irish poet in his study, The Masterpiece and the Man, Yeats as I Knew Him, which generated a storm of controversy. He also taught in England, Ireland, Wales, and Switzerland. From the description of Monk Gibbon letter to Ellis Roberts and printed ballad, 193...