Poem
John Collier (1850 - 1934)
Category
Ephemera
Date
1899
Materials
Paper
Measurements
31.5 x 20 cm
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 206536
Summary
Printed poem "The Absentminded Beggar" by Rudyard Kipling, with illustrations - portrait of Rudyard Kipling by John Collier 1891, and "A Gentleman in Kharki" by R. Caton Woodville 1899. The whole proceeds from the sale of this poem will be devoted by the Daily Mail in the name of Rudyard Kipling to the benefit of the wives and children of the reservists.
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976)
Makers and roles
John Collier (1850 - 1934), artist Richard Caton Woodville (1856 - 1927), artist Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), author