Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope ' The father of Alexander Pope was a London merchant, a devout Catholic, and not improbably a convert to Catholicism. His mother was one of seventeen children of William Turner, of York; one of her sisters was the wife of Cooper, the wellknown portraitpainter. Mrs. Cooper was the poet's godmother; she died when he was five years old, leaving to her sister, Mrs. Pope, a 'grindingstone and muller,' and their mother's 'picture in limning;' and to her nephew, the little Alexander, all her 'books, pictures, and medals set in gold or otherwise....' Autor: Leslie Stephen Wydawnictwo: Culturea Rok wydania: 2023 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 126 Wymiary: 21.0 x 14.8 x 1.0 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9791041945382