An Original Handwritten and Signed by British Poet and Spiritualist Roden Noel. Dated 1865. A letter declining attending her majesty’s ball due to ill health. Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel, also known as Noël 1834 – 1894, was an English poet. He was a Cambridge Apostle. Roden Noel's versification was unequal and sometimes harsh, but he has a genuine feeling for nature, and the work is permeated by philosophic thought. Noel was a spiritualist and interested in parapsychology. He was a founding vice-president of the Society for Psychical Research. Size is 138mm x 86mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Corner cuts.