Autograph Letter Signed.

The author is obscure, but the letter is addressed to 'Sir Rennell' [Sir James Rennell Rodd (1858-1941), diplomat and author]. 2 pages, 16mo, creased but in good condition. A florid missive beginning 'In this tempest of egotism and hate which has plunged us all into Teutonic darkness, you will not have forgotten, my dear Sir Rennell, the lines of Coleridge: | [...]'. The author would appear to be an American, and possibly a diplomat, as he refers to 'The latest note from Him of Washington', which 'soundeth in my ears like the voice of one inspired - by election pledges - howling in the wilderness.' Concludes: 'In Europe heavy artillery alone can now move an audience.'