Literary Papers of James Elroy Flecker

Flecker's literary papers, including unpublished verse and prose, and drafts of Hassan.

Herman James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915) was a poet and dramatist. His principal works are: The best man (Oxford, 1906); The bridge of fire (London, 1907); The last generation (London, 1908); Thirty-six poems (London, 1910); The Grecians (London, 1910); Forty-two poems (London, 1911); The scholar's Italian book (London, 1911); The golden journey to Samarkand (London, 1913) and The King of Alsander (London, 1914). The old ships (London, 1915), Hassan (London, 1922, 1923, 1951) and Don Juan (London, 1925) were published posthumously. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

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The papers were given to the Library in 1984 by the poet's nephew, John Sherwood.

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

A full description is available in the Library.

John Sherwood used the papers extensively in his biography of Flecker, No golden journey (London, 1973).