Description: Poet Laureate Robert Southey signed letter to John May in Lives British AdmiralsLives of the British Admirals, with an Introductory View of the Naval History of England (VOLUME 1.) (1833) Longman, LondonPersonal letter to his friend John May revealing Southey's sentiment on writing these biographies.At the time of the letter (1836) not all of the volumes had been published (and perhaps not completely written)Letter is in pencil on front end page. Wear to boards, binding is intact. Military Library stamp throughout. Robert Southey 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a radical but became steadily more conservative as he gained respect for Britain and its institutions. Other romantics such as Byron accused him of siding with the establishment for money and status. He is remembered especially for the poem "After Blenheim" and the original version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
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Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Signed: Yes
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1833
Language: English
Special Attributes: None
Author: Robert Southey
Region: London
Personalized: Yes
Topic: Biography and Autobiography
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
