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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Verse from Lucile
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Verse from Lucile

Artifact IDMO 1972.24.55
Object Type Poem
Poet (British, 1831 - 1891)
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 1 1/4 in x W 3 1/4 in (3.2 cm x 8.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA verse from Lucile, the verse novel by Robert Bulwer-Lytton, apparently cut out of a magazine. The first line is: We may live without poetry, music and art. At the bottom, the poem is identified as: Meredith (Lord Lytton) Lucile. Pt. I, Canto II.
Historical NoteRobert Bulwer-Lytton wrote the verse novel, Lucile, under the pen name Owen Meredith. The novel was published in 1860. This poem verse was among the items found inside Eleanor Roosevelt’s wallet after her death. A facsimile of the verse is displayed alongside other items found in the wallet in the Museum’s FIRST LADY OF THE WORLD gallery.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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