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Author

Godwin, Catherine Grace, 1798-1845.

Title

The Wanderer's legacy; a collection of poems, on various subjects.

Imprint

London : Samuel Maunder, 1829.

Physical description

[6], 277, [3]p. 8. Original boards.

Call number

WPRP 28.

Citation

Jackson, Annals of English Verse, p. 548; Jackson, Romantic Poetry by Women, p. 134; InU, CtY, NIC in NUC.

Note

Both her parents died while she was still an infant and she was brought up by Mrs. Warboys, a family friend. They lived at Barbon, Kirkby-Lonsdale. In 1834 she married Thomas Godwin, formerly of the East India Company. She contributed to several annuals. She was acquainted with Wordsworth who wrote an analysis of her poetical strengths and weaknesses in a private letter of 1829. This work is dedicated to William Wordsworth.

Citation:

Jackson, Annals of English Verse, p. 548; Jackson, Romantic Poetry by Women, p. 134; InU, CtY, NIC in NUC.

Notes

Includes Dedication.

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