JAMES R. LOWELL - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/06/1883 - HFSID 152829
Price: $400.00
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
As US Minister to Great Britain, he agrees to dine with the Philosophical
Society.
Autograph Letter signed: "J.R. Lowell." as U.S. Minister to Great
Britain, 1p, 4½x6¾. 10 Lowndes Square, S.W., 1883 December 6. To The
Reverend, the Vice Chancellor. In full: "I shall have good pleasure in
dining with the Philosophical Society on Saturday, & also in accepting the
hospitality which you & Mrs. Porter so kindly offer me. Begging you to
accept my sincere thanks & to make them acceptable to her." The works of
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) include poetry (Commemoration Ode,
Under the Willows, Three Memorial Poems) and prose (Fireside
Travels, Among My Books, Political Essays). Lowell wrote in
conventional rhyme and meter, so his poetry was widely popular. Lowell, who
succeeded to Longfellow's chair at Harvard (1855-1876), was also the first
editor of the Atlantic Monthly (1857). Lowell was U.S. Minister to Spain
(1877-1880) and Great Britain (1880-1885), employing his legal, literary and
linguistic talents to good effect in both posts. It was said in Boston that "the
Cabots speak only to Lowells, and the Lowells speak only to God." Lightly
creased. Lightly soiled. Slightly stained. Irregular left edge. Mounting on
verso at upper edge shows through. Overall, fine condition.
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