ARNOLD (Matthew, 1822-1888, Poet)

Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Macmillan thanking her for her invitation which he accepts "with great pleasure, but I have quarters near the Club where I will return to sleep, thank you for your hospitable offer all the same ...", 1 side 8vo., Pains Hill Cottage, Cobham, 25th April no year, circa

Matthew Arnold was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues.

Item Date:  1885

Stock No:  40097      £575

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