BIB_ID
373074
Accession number
MA 5141.58
Creator
Sackville, Margaret, Lady, 1881-1963.
Display Date
[1901-1913?].
Credit line
Bequest of Kenneth A. Lohf, 2001.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.7 cm
Notes
A penciled note above the first line "Catholic Poet."
The excerpt is undated, however Lady Sackville published her first book of poems in 1901 and the publication date of Romance is 1913.
There is no indication of an intended recipient on the manuscript, however, it is possible it is the excerpt she refers to in a letter to Mr. Gwynne Hughes (MA 5141.57) in response to a request from him for an autographed poem; this excerpt is the first 5 lines of 'Romance' and the 4th line from the end; it is written on the verso of the same stationery she used in her letter to Mr. Hughes.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and manuscripts of War Poetry related to World War I; see collection record (MA 5141) for more information.
Written on the verso of stationery printed "22 Lansdowne Terrace / Cheltenham."
The excerpt is undated, however Lady Sackville published her first book of poems in 1901 and the publication date of Romance is 1913.
There is no indication of an intended recipient on the manuscript, however, it is possible it is the excerpt she refers to in a letter to Mr. Gwynne Hughes (MA 5141.57) in response to a request from him for an autographed poem; this excerpt is the first 5 lines of 'Romance' and the 4th line from the end; it is written on the verso of the same stationery she used in her letter to Mr. Hughes.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and manuscripts of War Poetry related to World War I; see collection record (MA 5141) for more information.
Written on the verso of stationery printed "22 Lansdowne Terrace / Cheltenham."
Provenance
Kenneth A. Lohf.
Summary
Being an excerpt 6 lines from a poem published as 'Romance'.
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