Object details
Object number
m.1.4
Creator(s)
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George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron
(London, 1788 - 1824, Missolonghi, Greece)
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Edgar Allan Poe
(Boston, 1809 - 1849, Baltimore)
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author
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Victor Hugo
(Besançon, 1802 - 1885, Paris)
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author
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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
(Frankfurt, 1749 - 1832, Weimar)
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Prosper Mérimée
(Paris, 1803 - 1870, Cannes)
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author
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Laurence Sterne
(Clonmel, 1713 - 1768, London)
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author
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Heinrich Heine
(Dusseldorf, Germany, 1797 - 1856, Paris)
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author
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Honoré De Balzac
(Tours, France, 1799 - 1850, Paris)
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author
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Margaret Charlotte Carpenter Scott
(1770 - 1826)
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author
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Lionel Strachey
(Vienna, 1864 - 1927)
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editor
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Walter Littlefield
(1867 - 1948)
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illustrator
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John McBride Co.
(active New York, early 20th century)
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publisher
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Alexander Pope
(London, 1688 - 1744, Twickenham)
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author
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Friedrich Schiller
(Marbach am Neckar, Germany, 1759 - 1805, Weimar, Germany)
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author
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John Keats
(London, 1795 - 1821, Rome)
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author
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George Sand
(Paris, 1804 - 1876, Nohant-Vicq, France)
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Alfred De Musset
(Paris, 1810 - 1857, Paris)
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Robert Burns
(Ayshire, 1759 - 1796, Dumfries)
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Title
Love Letters of Famous Poets and Novelists
Date
1909
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Red textile binding with gilded lettering on front cover and spine; pink and green floral design on front cover
Description
340 p. 22 1/2 cm.
Dimensions
22.5 x 15 x 4 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Sticker (front flyleaf, bottom left corner): W.B. Clarke Co. / Booksellers & Stationers / 26 & 28 Tremont St & / 30 Court Sq., Boston
Provenance
Gift from the interior decorator Henry Davis Sleeper (1878–1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1919 or 1920.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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