Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
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May 27
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1883 Tsar Alexander III was crowned in Moscow. He was highly conservative and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II. During Alexander's reign Russia fought no major wars, for which he was styled "The Peacemaker" In 1867 the Author Arnold Bennet was born. From 1902 his books draw on his experience of life in the Potteries, as did most of his best work. In his novels the Potteries are referred to as "the Five Towns" as he chose to leave out Fenton. [ALEXANDER III (1845-1894, Emperor of Russia from 1881) Exceptional unsigned large format photo by Lehinginky showing him three quarters length in his Army greatcoat, 9” x 7”, no place, no date, 1894 28892 BENNETT (Arnold, 1867-1931, Poet and Novelist) Excellent Autograph Letter Signed to ‘My Dear Reilly’ Sir Charles Herbert Reilly, (1874-1948, English Architect, head of the Liverpool School of Architecture) thanking him for his letter and saying that he delights in “Mrs Reilly’s professional approval ...I hope your lumbago is better ... As for the play, Dorothy Cheston who fancies herself – perhaps not unjusty – as an impresario of theatre and dramatists has suggested that a play of mine other than the one I had in mind should be offered to the Playhouse. The former is certainly a far better play and has never been performed but you would have to come to some arrangement with the London people who own it. However, I won’t go into the affair as the said D.C. is going to Liverpool on Monday and will discuss it ... on my behalf ...“, 1 side 4to., with original autograph envelope, 75 Cadogan Square, SW1 1sr March 1924 38270
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