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Posted on August 31, 2021
Ariana Malthaner The original poem this week was written for Jennie (sometimes, as here, Jeannie) Dyke. Unlike the other autograph books which are primarily filled with momentos and sentimental messages, […]
Posted on August 24, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Lord Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is a four part poem detailing the adventures of Harold throughout Europe. Isabella Woods appears to have had a particular affinity for this […]
Posted on August 17, 2021
Ariana Malthaner This week’s transcription is another lovely original poem dedicated to Isabella, this from an MLM. This particular poem requests that whenever Isabella reread it, that she be reminded […]
Posted on August 10, 2021
Ariana Malthaner There is no other poet loved as dearly by Isabella as Byron. She has dedicated numerous pages to his poetry, most of which are faithful representations of the […]
Posted on August 3, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Although we will be continuing with the copied poems from Isabella Woods’ autograph book, this week we will be looking at an original piece from the autograph book […]
Posted on July 27, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Unlike Isabella herself, who always attributes authorship to the poems she collects, this particular poem has gone unattributed by the author. This poem is written by an E.M.M […]
Posted on July 20, 2021
Ariana Malthaner One of the great challenges of transcription is that many sources are difficult to read. While in some cases this challenge can be overcome by revisiting a text […]
Posted on July 13, 2021
Ariana Malthaner To continue with poems lovingly inscribed by Isabella, we have ‘True Beauty’ by Thomas Carew. Carew was 17th century English poet, who worked as a diplomatic secretary and […]
Posted on July 6, 2021
Ariana Malthaner This week we are back with another original poem composed by a friend of Isabella Woods. This particular poem speaks of a parting, and is signed by an […]
