SIR LEWIS MORRIS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 6/18 - HFSID 73543
Price: $420.00
SIR LEWIS MORRIS
Handwritten letter to fellow author James Payn
Autograph letter signed: "Lewis Morris", 1 page, 4½x7.
Penbryn, Wales, No year, June 18. Written to Novelist James Payn. In
full: "My dear Payn Behold Azena! I don't think she looks bad in her
Cornhill suit. The printer like the editor is a Wag. I have derived much
sweetness from the "Cuckoo in your vest" Which is a real stroke of genius
If you don't use it next time you might let me see it again perhaps I might
strengthen it still more. I shall be in the club on Saturday Yours Ever
Truly" Sir Lewis Morris (1833-1907) was a poet of the Anglo-Welsh school.
Born in South Wales, he studied at Jesus College in Oxford and graduated in
1956. The poet published several works including Songs of Two
Worlds (1875), The Epic of Hades (1877), The Ode of Life
(1880), Poetical Works (1882), Songs Unsung (1883), Gycia: A
Tragedy in Five Acts (1886), Songs of Britain (1887), Harvest
Tide: A Book of Verse (1900) and The New Rambler from Desk to
Platform (1905). In 1895, Morris was knighted by Queen Victoria. JAMES PAYN (1830-1898) was an English
novelist and editor of Cornhill Magazine.Normal mailing folds. Lightly creased.
Slightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.
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