SIR THEODORE MARTIN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/22/1851 - HFSID 73066
Price: $300.00
SIR THEODORE MARTIN
Poet Sir Theodore Martin wrote this letter in 1851, asking the
recipient what he thought about an addition to an agreement. Martin wrote a
biography of Prince Albert and a book of reminiscence of Queen Victoria.
Autograph Letter signed: "Theodore Martin", 1p, 4½x7.
Westminster, 1851 December 22. Docketed on blank integral leaf. To David
Roberts. In full: "If you have had time to consider the proposed
addition to the Agreement which I sent to you on Saturday, I should be glad to
hear from you on the subject, as is Royce, to be with us at 1/2 past 4. If not,
you will say when I may expect to hear from you. I will make an appointment with
him for tomorrow. Yours faithfully. Martin (1816-1919), born and
educated in Scotland, practiced law in London but made his reputation as a
translator of poetry from Danish, German (Goethe) and Latin (Horace). At
Queen Victoria's request, he undertook a 5-volume biography of the late
Prince Albert, published 1874-1880. He became a close confidant of the
Queen, and later wrote a volume of reminiscences, Queen Victoria as I Knew
Her, published privately in 1902 and publicly, with King Edward VII's
permission, in 1908. Martin married Shakespearean actress Helena Faucit
(1817-1898) in 1851. Lightly soiled. Ink traces from another sheet. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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