Love Letters of Famous Poets and Novelists
author
George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron
(London, 1788 - 1824, Missolonghi, Greece)
author
Edgar Allan Poe
(Boston, 1809 - 1849, Baltimore)
author
Victor Hugo
(Besançon, 1802 - 1885, Paris)
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Frankfurt, 1749 - 1832, Weimar)
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Prosper Mérimée
(Paris, 1803 - 1870, Cannes)
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Laurence Sterne
(Clonmel, 1713 - 1768, London)
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Heinrich Heine
(Dusseldorf, Germany, 1797 - 1856, Paris)
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Honoré de Balzac
(Tours, France, 1799 - 1850, Paris)
author
Margaret Charlotte Carpenter Scott
(1770 - 1826)
editor
Lionel Strachey
(Vienna, 1864 - 1927)
illustrator
Walter Littlefield
(1867 - 1948)
publisher
John McBride Co.
(active New York, early 20th century)
author
Alexander Pope
(London, 1688 - 1744, Twickenham)
author
Friedrich Schiller
(Marbach am Neckar, Germany, 1759 - 1805, Weimar, Germany)
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John Keats
(London, 1795 - 1821, Rome)
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George Sand
(Paris, 1804 - 1876, Nohant-Vicq, France)
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Alfred de Musset
(Paris, 1810 - 1857, Paris)
author
Robert Burns
(Ayshire, 1759 - 1796, Dumfries)
Date1909
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions22.5 x 15 x 4 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberm.1.4
eMuseum ID719439
EmbARK ObjectID20635
TMS Source ID7245
Last Updated8/14/24
Description340 p. 22 1/2 cm.Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesSticker (front flyleaf, bottom left corner): W.B. Clarke Co. / Booksellers & Stationers / 26 & 28 Tremont St & / 30 Court Sq., Boston
ProvenanceNotesGift from the interior decorator Henry Davis Sleeper (1878–1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1919 or 1920.