Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1809-01-19 - 1849-10-07
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Edward Burne-Jones letter to Cormell Price, 1853 October 29
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Call Number: MSS 45
Scope and Contents:
Burne-Jones expresses his delight upon receiving Price's last letter. He regrets that he cannot respond to Price's latest request on account of being very busy. He also remarks that the subject proposed by Price is "really beyond me." It seems that Price's request is related to a specific poet (perhaps Tennyson, who is discussed at length in the previous letter), for Burne-Jones writes that: "I have not found a day without reading or hearing his work - it is unfair I know to other poets, for he...
Dates:
1853 October 29