BIB_ID
406128
Accession number
MA 9087.53
Creator
Brooke, Stopford A. (Stopford Augustus), 1832-1916.
Display Date
undated.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 17.7 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Knight's biography of Wordsworth was published in 1889 and is probably the "Life of W." referred to in the letter.
Signed with his initials.
Knight's biography of Wordsworth was published in 1889 and is probably the "Life of W." referred to in the letter.
Signed with his initials.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Writing that he is sending Knight a short note: "I have observed they are even more effective than long ones"; congratulating him on his "Life of W."; concluding "Whenever you come -- I am glad to see you."
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