Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1848-1907

See Sculptors.

On 1st March 1848 Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born.

Moray Aisle, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map]. 1904. Bronze memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens [aged 55].

Upon Stevenson's move to Manasquan, New Jersey, he once again met with Saint-Gaudens to sit for his portrait. It was this sitting which gave Saint-Gaudens a lasting impression of Stevenson. Because it was decided that the author looked too stiff simply sitting in no useful occupation, Saint-Gaudens suggested he should pose in his natural state: writing. To this Stevenson not only agreed, but took the suggestion to heart by writing a letter to Homer Saint-Gaudens, Augustus' son. Once the plaque was completed, the author and the sculptor never met in person again, but did maintain a friendship as evidenced by the exchange of several letters. Stevenson referred to Saint-Gaudens as his "God-like sculptor," and Saint-Gaudens was pleased to consider the author who captivated his literary attention a friend.

On 3rd August 1907 Augustus Saint-Gaudens [aged 59] died.