An Original Letter written and Signed by Francis Turner Palgrave. C1868. A letter thanking for the kind invitation but he will be away with his wife at Wakefield. Francis Turner Palgrave 1824-1897 was a British critic, anthologist and poet. Palgrave's principal contribution to the development of literary taste was contained in his Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics (1861), an anthology of the best poetry in the language. Size is 130mm x 85mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases.