Hugh MacDonald letter to Alexander Smith, 1853 March 12.

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Hugh MacDonald letter to Alexander Smith, 1853 March 12.

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MacDonald writes to Smith, 12 March 1853, thanking him for a copy of his work, Life Drama, and warning that no work deserving praise has ever escaped criticism, with a sonnet, To a Young Poet on Receiving a Copy of his First Book.

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MacDonald, Hugh, 1817-1860

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Hugh McDonald was born and lived in Glasgow. He was apprenticed as a block engraver, but his literary gifts helped him get a job for the Glasgow newspaper, the Citizen. He wrote extensively for several newspapers, becoming a local celebrity for his Rambles Round Glasgow column and eventually becoming literary editor of the Morning Journal. An accomplished writer of prose, poems, and songs, he was also a naturalist and tradesman, and an active Chartist. From the description of Hugh Ma...

Smith, Alexander, 1830?-1867

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Scottish poet. From the description of To -- : autograph manuscript copy of the poem, [1853 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665070 ...