Autograph letter signed : [Abingdon], to John Skilton, [1955 Feb. 12].

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Autograph letter signed : [Abingdon], to John Skilton, [1955 Feb. 12].

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Discussing the Shakesperean theatres in Stratford, Conn. and Oregon. Praising the United States, stating: "What a land is yours, what a destiny, what a culture," and musing that "this little land, with a tiny population, made plays that you should perform thus 3 1/2 centuries later: & that we, here, with our present population, have no such theatre yet."

1 item (2 p., with address) ; 20 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Masefield, John, 1878-1967

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The English poet, playwright and novelist John Masefield was born in 1878 in Ledbury. After running away to sea early (when he was thirteen) he settled in London from 1897 and devoted himself to writing. Later he moved to Oxford which was where he lived when most of the following collection was produced. Masefield became Poet Laureate in 1930 and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1935. Among his more notable works are some early reflections of his maritime experiences in Salt Water Ba...

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