NEWBOLT (Sir Henry John, 1862-1939, English Poet, Novelist and Historian)

Autograph Letter Signed to Norris thanking him for his invitation which "arrived while I was away in the Channel Fleet, and now my wife is away at Cambridge ... with a grown up daughter! But I have no doubt she will be very glad to accept and come over with me as soon as we can find a day ..." and saying that he will be in touch when they are free, 1 side 4to., Netherhampton House, Salisbury 17th June

Beneath his prim Edwardian exterior Newbolt concealed a complicated domestic life as he lived in a ménage à trois. His wife had a long-running lesbian affair with her cousin and childhood love, Laura Isabella 'Ella' Coltman (1863–1948). One of his poems, in which he refers to someone as "dearest", is entitled "To E.C." She became Coltman's lover after a couple of years of marriage, and according to his biographer he divided his time between the two women so there was no jealousy.

Item Date:  1908

Stock No:  39589      £75

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