The poets , ca. [1861?]
- Title(s):
- The poets : a game.
- Published/Created:
- Great Britain, ca. [1861?]
- Physical Description:
- 48 cards ; each 6.3 x 10 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1199 .P648 FlatYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/16398201
- Classification:
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Notes:
- Manuscript parlor game, for matching poets with their notable works. Twelve cards name poets -- Burns, Byron, Goldsmith, Hood, Kingsley, Longfellow, Milton, Moore, Poe, Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Tupper -- together with the titles of three notable works by each poet. The remaining 36 cards bear individual titles of those works. Accompanied by a slip case constructed of die-cut calling card sock with woven ribbon, bearing the title: "The poets, a game."
- Subject Terms:
- Amusements -- Great Britain.Great Britain -- Social life and customs.Poets.
- Form/Genre:
- Games.
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