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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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William and Mary Howitt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-181
Overview

William Howitt (1792-1879) and his wife, Mary Botham Howitt (1799-1888), were English Quaker writers of miscellaneous poetic and narrative materials for children and adults. The collection contains mainly personal correspondence. Some translations from Swedish are included. There are scattered references to their developing interest in spiritualism after the 1840s and manuscript copies of some of the poems and stories by both Howitts.

Dates: 1827-1886