British poet Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was well-known for his writing as well as those with whom he kept company. Among his friends and associates were members of England's literary elite known as the Bloomsbury group, whose members included Virginia Woolf and E.M. Forster. Brooke was also instrumental in developing the idea of publishing a collection of poems under the title Georgian Poetry. He contributed to the collection and content of the first anthology, published in 1912, and his work is also found in the second anthology, published in 1915. It is Brooke's collection of five sentimental and patriotic sonnets written during World War I for which he is most famous, a fame which was compounded by his untimely death at age 28. The entry in the Dictionary of Literary Biography chronicling his life and career maintains at the time of his death in 1915, Rupert Brooke was considered to be England's foremost young poet.
This collection includes correspondence, contracts, and other documents related to the rights to the American publication of literary works by Rupert Brooks. Spanning the years 1916-1952, correspondents include Dodd, Mead & Company, Sidgwick & Jackson and the National Broadcasting company.
The collection is arranged in a single series.
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Records About the American Publication of Rupert Brooke's Works, 1916-1952 (Cage 714)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This collection was purchased by the Washington State University Libraries from Wilder Books in 1992 (MS 1992-45).
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