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Literary
August 2, 1886
St. Paul Daily Globe
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
An anecdote from London World recounts Henry Irving receiving Edmund Kean's faded green silk purse, found empty after the actor's death, from Robert Browning following Irving's Oxford address on Kean's final days. The purse passed from Charles Kean to John Forster, then to Browning, now to Irving with respect.
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Edmund Kean's Poor Purse
London World.
An incident of much interest arose out Mr. Irving's visit to Oxford. In his address at the University he spoke of the last days of Edmund Kean, who died without a ten-pound note. A few days after, Mr. Irving received a letter from Mr. Robert Browning, enclosing the purse - of slightly faded green silk - found in the pocket of the great actor after his death, without a sixpence therein. It was given by Charles Kean to John Forster, and by him to the poet, who now sends it to the actor in due succession.
"How can I more worthily place it," gracefully writes Mr. Browning, "than in your hands, if they will do me the honor to take it, along with all respect and regard?"
London World.
An incident of much interest arose out Mr. Irving's visit to Oxford. In his address at the University he spoke of the last days of Edmund Kean, who died without a ten-pound note. A few days after, Mr. Irving received a letter from Mr. Robert Browning, enclosing the purse - of slightly faded green silk - found in the pocket of the great actor after his death, without a sixpence therein. It was given by Charles Kean to John Forster, and by him to the poet, who now sends it to the actor in due succession.
"How can I more worthily place it," gracefully writes Mr. Browning, "than in your hands, if they will do me the honor to take it, along with all respect and regard?"
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Edmund Kean
Robert Browning
Henry Irving
Actor Purse
Oxford Address
Literary Relic
What entities or persons were involved?
London World
Literary Details
Title
Edmund Kean's Poor Purse
Author
London World
Subject
Incident From Mr. Irving's Visit To Oxford And The Purse Of Edmund Kean
Key Lines
How Can I More Worthily Place It, Than In Your Hands, If They Will Do Me The Honor To Take It, Along With All Respect And Regard?