British writer and art critic (1829-1919). Autograph postcard signed. Edmund’s Terrace, N.W. Oblong-small-8vo. 1 p. Browned.
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To Mr. Tapper in Frankfurt. „Thanks for note. The accounts of Olive continue good - „progressing rapidly“ was the last phrase. Mary’s examination has begun today: she is cheerful, but not recklessly confident as to result.“ - William Michael Rossetti introduced Whitman’s poetry to Europe’s literary elite with his 1868 selection Poems by Walt Whitman. Though it contained only fragments of Leaves of Grass and was later called by Whitman ‘the horrible dismemberment’ of his book, this first British edition was well received and made a significant impact on his career.