Autograph Letter Signed from William Sharp, London, to W. Theodore Watts-Dunton, London


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Sharp hopes Watts-Dunton can let him know about a Shakespeare play immediately. Gives his ideas on the death of "poor Henley." Address on letter: 9 St. Mary's Terrace, Paddington. Dated simply "Monday." Precise date from postmark on accompanying envelope, addressed to Watts-Dunton at The Pines, 11 Putney Hill, S.W.




Christmas Hath One Favourite Place


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Watts-Dunton writes in response to a request for Christmas poetry. He also refers to a "well known portrait of Shakespeare on the folio of 1623." On letterhead from The Pine, Putney Hill, S.W. Addressed to Geo. F. Rapkin. With a manuscript poem, "Christmas Eve at the Mermaid Tavern," before publication (5 leaves). First line: Christmas hath one favourite place. Possibly an early draft of Christmas at the mermaid, a substantially different poem published in 1897.







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Autograph Letter Signed


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Offering to buy the rights to Aylwin.




Autograph Letter Signed


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Morris inquires of Watts-Dunton if he has heard the rumor about the failure of the London and Westminster Bank and asks him to let Dante Gabriel Rossetti know because she believes he has an account with the bank. She invites Watts-Dunton to see her new house.




Autograph Letter Signed from Theodore Watts-Dunton, London, to Lady Colin


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Watts-Dunton writes that he tried to persuade Mr. Swinburne to send the recipient's letter to the Times, "a protest against the impudent barbarism that is going to be perpetrated at Stratford-upon-Avon but he does not rise to the occasion." He also discusses why he most of his work has been anonymous. Addressed from The Pines, 11 Putney Hill.