Tupperiana : manuscript, 1870-1883.

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Tupperiana : manuscript, 1870-1883.

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Scrapbooks containing letters from Martin Farquhar Tupper, chiefly to Gibbons; letters to Gibbons from others concerning Tupper; printed essays and poems from magazines and newspapers; corrected proof sheets; portrait prints of Tupper; and other items.

2 v. (58, 60 leaves) ; 25 cm.

Houghton Library

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Gibbons, Thomas.

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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...