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Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, poet, philosopher and lecturer who led the Transcendentalist movement which developed in the 1820s in the eastern United States. He wrote several books of essays about Transcendentalism and Romanticism. His work subsequently influenced many writers and poets including Walt Whitman and Friedrich Nietzsche. In later life Emerson became an outspoken writer and orator on the abolition of slavery.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, poet, philosopher and lecturer who led the Transcendentalist movement which developed in the 1820s in the eastern United States. He wrote several books of essays about Transcendentalism and Romanticism. His work subsequently influenced many writers and poets including Walt Whitman and Friedrich Nietzsche. In later life Emerson became an outspoken writer and orator on the abolition of slavery.
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| Title: | Letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Description: | In his letter Ralph Waldo Emerson refers to being a stranger in London and to not knowing a Mr Macaulay. This is likely to be Thomas Babington Macaulay who had work published with Sampson Low/Harpers and wrote a letter to Sampson Low two days later than Emerson's which is held in the collection. |
| Address: | 142 Strand |
| Letter dated: | 05-03-1848 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 2 pages ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc.; Personal |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Ralph Waldo Emerson, the famous American poet and essayist, was born May 25. 1803, died April 27. 1882." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © GL Archive / Alamy Stock Photo |
| Identifier: | SL_53 |
