Three letters from the poet William Allingham to a Mr. Miller, Mrs. Ferguson and Mr. Hill, written from Donegal, Lymington and Eastbourne, concerning an order of books; an invitation; and papers sent by Hill to Allingham,

1849-1877.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Allingham, William, 1824-1889
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Citation:National Library of Ireland. Department of Manuscripts.
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Notes:William Allingham was an Irish poet who was born in Ballyshannon in Co. Donegal. His main literary work is Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland, a verse novel dealing with the contemporary Irish problems of land and landlordism. However, he is better remembered for some of his short poems, such as The Fairies. He was married to the well-known water colour painter Helen Allingham and some of his most important friendships were with Alfred Tennyson, D. G. Rossetti, and Thomas Carlyle. He died in Hampstead in 1889 and is buried in Ballyshannon.

Physical description: 3 pages.

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