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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02453.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to American literary figures |
| Title | Sidney Lanier to Roberto Brothen requesting books and discussing publication in Longfellow's "Poems of Places" |
| Date | 8 January 1879 |
| Author | Lanier, Sidney (1842-1881) |
| Recipient | Brothen, Roberto |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Requests a copy of the, "The Book of the Sonnet," by Leigh Hunt and S. Adams Lee be sent to him as well as a copy of "The Marque of Poets." Informs Brothen that Longfellow has written him for permission to print his own work, "The Marshes of Glynn," in Longfellow's "Poems of Places" series. Advises that he has complied and told Longfellow to contact Brothen about the matter. Hopes Brothen's book has done well. |
| Subjects | Literature and Language Arts Poetry Book Selling Printing |
| People | Lanier, Sidney (1842-1881) Brothen, Roberto (fl. 1879) Hunt, Leigh (1784-1859) Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Lanier was a poet, critic, and musician who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |