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  • Letter from Coventry Patmore to William Allingham, December 19, 1889
    Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1889 | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920One letter from British poet Coventry Patmore to William Allingham thanking Allingham for sending a copy of his book "Nightingale Valley." Patmore shares that it is not the "unexceptionally good" selection he had been hoping for, but writes that it is the best of its kind. In a post-script note, Patmore mentions several pieces written by Allingham that have been mentioned, t...