Memorabilia Monday: Autographs 4: Literary Writers

Let’s forge ahead with more notable signatures from the Gordon Russell West collection. Unlike the last few batches that have been British-only, this is more of a hodge-podge.

First, we’ve got playwrights.

Caption: Henrik Ibsen: 1828 – [1906]

Caption: Tom Taylor: 1817 – 1880. English dramatist and art critic. Editor of “Punch”, 1874 – 80.

While Tom Taylor may not be a household name, Pres. Lincoln was watching Taylor’s play, Our American Cousin, when he was shot.

Next, there are the novelists.

Mark Twain

Caption: Victor Hugo: 1802-1885.

If you look up Hugo’s quote, it has a few iterations.

Caption: Charles Dickens: 1812 – 1870.

Caption: Charles Kingsley 1819 – 1875.

Caption: Anthony Trollope: 1815-1882.