Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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January 11
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1928 Thomas Hardy died at the age of 87. He was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth.
In 1923 King Constantine I of Greece died at the age of 54. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece expanded to include Thessaloniki, doubling in area and population.
HARDY (Thomas, 1840-1928, Novelist & Poet)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to William WATKINS (died 1925, founder and first secretary of the Society of Dorset Men) saying that he is “glad that, as I hinted in my last note might be advisable, the reading of my paper was put off. It is better suited to a meeting than a dinner, moreover, in spite of the compliment you paid it (as I gather from the D.C.C.) it was really written at a scrambling pace ...” and saying that he would like to have it a “week before you typewrite it, to add & modify a few remarks. There will be plenty of time for me to do this before the autumn...”, 2 sides 8vo., Max Gate headed paper, 14th May 1905
38667
[CONSTANTINE I (1868-1923, King of Greece, husband of Princess Sophia, 1870-1932, daughter of Friedrich III of Germany)]
Fine Unsigned Portrait Photograph, showing him as a young man, full length, nearly three quarter face, in military uniform including white sash and trousers, holding his plumed cap in his right hand, with his left on his sword, 7¼” x 5”, no place, dated in pencil on the verso 13th January 1888
55508
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