Object details
Object number
ARC.005331
Creator(s)
Samuel Butler
(Langar, England, 1835 - 1902, London)
Title
Loose Copies of the Poems "A Psalm of Montreal" and "The Righteous Man"
Date
late 19th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in ink (verso, center): For Mr. Swift / To be copied.
Commentary
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Bibliography
Butler, Samuel, 1835-1902. Selections From Previous Works: With Remarks On G. J. Romanes' "Mentl Evolution In Animals", And A Psalm of Montreal. London: Longmans, Green, 1890.
Butler, Samuel, 1835-1902. The Notebooks of Samuel Butler. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1917.
C.D. Warner, et al., comp. The Library of the World’s Best Literature. An Anthology in Thirty Volumes. 1917.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Sargent / Whistler Case
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