Poems
Eleven typed sheets of poems with Ainslie's emendations: The Dancer; Avatar; Thoughts; Beauty; How Camelia Became the Gardenia; Laughter; Fun; Courage; For Violet; Rethink Your Past; She Comes / typed addresses on sheets: 6350 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood 28, California / along with letter to the editor of the Christian Science Monitor signed Grant Duff Douglas Ainslie, M.A. Oxon / an untitled one page holograph poem signed Douglas Ainslie, March 7, '47 / a ten line typed poem on Shelton Apartment, Hollywood, California stationery. (96828). Item #16455
Douglas Ainslie (1865-1948), born Ainslie Grant Duff, was a Scottish poet, translator, critic and diplomat. He was born in Paris, France, educated at Eton , Bailliol and Exeter Colleges, Oxford. A contributor to the Yellow Book, he was associated with Oscar Wilde, Aubrey Beardsley, Walter Pater and Marcel Proust.
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