Poems by Owen Meredith

Meredith, Owen

Houghton, Osgood and Co., 1879

1879 printing. Bound in publisher's brown cloth. Rich gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small tears to spine ends. Corners chipped. Owner's name on front end page. 

"Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831-1891), 'Owen Meredith'; poet; viceroy of India. Lytton's career as Viceroy of India (1876-80) was controversial, including the great famine (1876-78) and the Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), both of which he is seen to have mishandled, leading to significant loss of life. He orchestrated the spectacular Delhi Durbar of 1877, the ceremony at which Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India. During his diplomatic career, he published numerous poems under the pseudonym Owen Meredith. His daughter was the militant suffragette Constance Bulwer-Lytton." - National Portrait Gallery