Autograph letter signed from Charlotte Mew to Alida Klementaski Monro, May 29, 1918
Title
Autograph letter signed from Charlotte Mew to Alida Klementaski Monro, May 29, 1918
Subject
Poets, English--20th century; Poetry--Women authors; Lesbian authors; Lesbians; Poets, English--20th century--Correspondence
Description
Autograph letter signed from Charlotte Mew to Alida Klementaski Monro dated May 29, 1918. Charlotte Mew quotes Lord Byron ("Man's love is of man's life a part; 'tis woman's whole existence.") and illustrates the quote with an ink drawing. In the drawing, a seated man reads the newspaper and smokes a pipe while a woman who is knelt before him removes his shoes.
Creator
Mew, Charlotte Mary
Source
Charlotte Mew collection (PCMS-0132)
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
5/29/1918
Contributor
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection
Rights
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
PCMS-0132_1_25_3,4
Date Created
12/21/2023
Is Part Of
Charlotte Mew collection
LIB-PC014
Extent
25x20cm
Collection
Citation
Mew, Charlotte Mary, “Autograph letter signed from Charlotte Mew to Alida Klementaski Monro, May 29, 1918,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/97639.