Michael Field, Late 19th century
Scope and Contents
One letter written to an anonymous recipient by Michael Field, the pseudonym of English poets Katherine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper. The contents refer to a “memorial poem” written by John Gray for Field’s friend and confidant the poet Robert Browning (1812-1889). Undated. The letter is currently housed with a single sheet containing a copy of the sonnet “Helen’s Tower” by Irish poet George Francis Savage-Armstrong (1845-1906) printed in black with a red initial and border (1892) but the connection between the two is unclear. Browning himself had a poem of the same name, as did Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Dates
- Late 19th century
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Michael Field was the pseudonym used by English poets Katherine Harris Bradley (1846-1914) and her niece and ward Edith Emma Cooper (1862-1913). Together they wrote more than 40 works, as well as a journal entitled Works and Days intended for posthumous publication. The two women were lovers, and lived together in their home in Richmond, London.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu