Letters, 1825-1826, St. Asaph (Wales), to Andrews Norton, Cambridge (Mass.).

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Letters, 1825-1826, St. Asaph (Wales), to Andrews Norton, Cambridge (Mass.).

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Three letters (two of which are fragments) in which Mrs. Hemans offers her suggestions for poems to be included in an American edition of her work, edited by Prof. Norton of Harvard. The letters contain references to her other published writings, comments on her committment to "moral perfection" in her poetry, and reflections on the death of her sister-in-law. With pencil sketch (n.d.) view of Mrs. Hemans' place Bronwylfa and Phyllon, near St. Asaph.

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Boston Athenaeum

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Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835

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Felicia Hemans was one of the first successful female English career poets. For a brief time, she was the most popular and acclaimed poet writing in England. Mrs. Hemans embodies a significant transition in English poetry from Romantic lyricism to the moral and patriotic themes prevalent in the Victorian era. From the description of Felicia Hemans letters and poems, 1825, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50039596 Felicia Dorothea Browne Hem...

Norton, Andrews, 1786-1853

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