Gertrude Bloede Signed Letter Poet Stuart Sterne Brooklyn Author ALS Autograph
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Gertrude Bloede Signed Letter Poet Stuart Sterne Brooklyn Author ALS Autograph. A genuine 19th-century literary letter, not a reproduction. She was the daughter of Gustav Bloede, editor of the. Angelo, of which I spoke to you that evening at Miss Gross’s.”. The letter refers to her narrative poem. Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) — Gertrude Bloede (“Stuart Sterne”), American Poet — Sending Her Poem Angelo Offered here is an original, handwritten autograph letter signed by Gertrude Bloede (1845–1905), the American poet who published under the pen name “Stuart Sterne.” The letter is written in ink from “287 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, N.Y.,” dated Jan. 11th, addressed to “Dear Mr. Lay,” and signed in full “Gertrude Bloede.” A genuine 19th-century literary letter, not a reproduction. The Content A gracious personal note accompanying a gift of her own work: Bloede writes, “I take pleasure in herewith sending you a copy of my Angelo, of which I spoke to you that evening at Miss Gross’s.” She continues that she “will try to call on you some day next week, or possibly week after next, for I should like very much to cultivate our two slight acquaintance a little more,” closing “with kindest regards to yourself & Mrs. Lay, very cordially yours, Gertrude Bloede.” The letter refers to her narrative poem Angelo, published under the Stuart Sterne pen name — making this a lovely association piece linking the author to one of her own books. About Gertrude Bloede Gertrude Bloede (1845–1905) was an American poet born in Dresden, Germany, who came to the United States as a child when her family fled following the Revolutions of 1848. She was the daughter of Gustav Bloede, editor of the New-Yorker Demokrat, and of Marie Bloede, herself a noted poet; her great-uncle was the German poet Friedrich von Sallet. Her parents were friends of the poet Bayard Taylor, in whose circle moved such figures as Edmund Clarence Stedman, Richard Henry Stoddard, and Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Writing under the male pen name “Stuart Sterne,” Bloede published several admired volumes of verse, beginning with her narrative poem Angelo (1879) — the very work she sends in this letter, which reached multiple editions — followed by Giorgio and Other Poems (1881), Beyond the Shadow, and Piero da Castiglione, published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. A devoted and retiring literary worker who lived quietly in Brooklyn, she was regarded as a poet of genuine refinement. An autograph letter in which she presents her own poem to a friend is a charming and uncommon piece of 19th-century American literary and women’s-writing history. Archive Note This letter is part of a group of correspondence addressed to the Lay family of New York. The “Miss Gross” gathering and the warm regards to “Mrs. Lay” place Bloede within the same cultivated New York literary and artistic circle reflected throughout these letters. Condition Single-leaf autograph letter in ink, with an old collection number (“100”) penciled at the top. Age toning and mailing folds; the ink a touch light in places but legible, the signature clear. Please see photos, which form part of the description. Authenticity Guaranteed authentic original, hand-written and hand-signed period letter (ALS) Place / Date 287 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, N.Y. — “Jan. 11th” (year not fully legible; circa 1880s) Shipping FREE shipping — carefully packaged flat against bending and moisture
