LEGENDS AND LYRICS

by Adelaide Anne Procter, Charles Dickens

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First edition

London: Bell and Daldy, 1866. First edition thus, the first collected edition of the two series of poetry by Procter — with the first appearance of Dickens's introduction, who encouraged her as a teen and later regularly published her work in his literary magazines. Near fine. Item #56378 Procter's father was a friend of Dickens, who noticed her skill early. Procter's first poem was published when she was still a

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