Correspondence

5335.  RB to Anthony Panizzi

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 31, 19.

19. Warwick Crescent,

Upper Westbourne Terrace, W.

Feb: 13. ’64.

Sir, [1]

I beg to ask the favor of a Ticket for the Reading Room, for the Rev. M. D. Conway, an American literary man of high character and considerable attainments.

By forwarding this to the subjoined address you will much oblige

Sir,

Your obedient, humble Servt

Robert Browning.

Docket, in recipient’s hand: Admit / 18, Feby., 1864. / AP. In unidentified hand: Send / notice to / applicant’s / address.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: British Library.

1. Anthony Panizzi (1797–1879), librarian of the British Museum.

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