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Invocation to the Gods: 13 stanza poem

Description
The collection consists of 8 manuscript poems and sonnets by Eliza Fall and 45 letters (one is incomplete) from Fall to William Henry Harrison (1795?-1878) concerning her efforts to have a volume of poetry published. Fall's letters discuss her poetry, her nom de plume "Mary Maynard" and her reasons for keeping her identity secret, and John Ruskin (1819-1900) and his work.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1851-1856.
Call number
HM 42765
Creator
Fall, Eliza(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Christie's, lot 188, 4/22/1959.
Associated people
Harrison, W. H. (1795?-1878,)
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